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Tirumala: TTD CVSO warns of strict action against cheaters offering fake darshan tickets

Tirumala, June 20 (UNI) Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Chief Vigilance and Security Officer (CVSO) K.V. Muralikrishna on Friday warned that stringent action will be taken against anyone cheating devotees by offering fake darshan tickets for Sri Venkateswara Swamy.
In a statement, Muralikrishna stated that in March this year, a case was registered at Tirumala Town Police Station based on the complaint of Kumari D. Sangamitra, a medical student from Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada.
In her complaint, the medical student said she was allegedly cheated by Maddela Deepu Babu alias Sandeep and Pawan Kumar, who collected Rs.2.60 lakh from her promising Suprabhata Seva, Protocol Darshan, and accommodation tickets, he said.
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