200 South Indians film workers banned from travelling to US

New Delhi - The United States consulate general in the southern Indian city of Chennai has announced a lifetime ban on travel to the US for 200 people, including actors and directors in the film industry, who helped people acquire US visas through illegal means, news reports said Thursday. The ban was announced Wednesday after the consulate’s fraud prevention unit uncovered a racket in which actors or directors in the south Indian film industry “used their positions to lend credibility to a second unqualified applicant (for a visa),â€