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The Andhra Pradesh High Court (HC) connected Monday (October 27, 2025) ordered a CID probe into the alleged theft of money, including overseas currency, from the offerings made to Lord Venkateswara Swamy astatine Tirumala temple successful 2023.
The theft from the TTD’s coffers took spot during the counting process (Parakamani) in 2023. Later, the contented was settled by those progressive successful the Lok Adalat, Tirupati.
However, this was powerfully condemned by the Andhra Pradesh Sadhu Perishad, which accused the Lok Adalat Presiding Officer and it’s members of “recording a fraudulent compromise”.
The High Court, connected October 27, 2025, besides directed that the mode successful which the lawsuit has been settled successful the Lok Adalat, Tirupati, purportedly against norms, should beryllium examined and a study submitted earlier the adjacent hearing, which is scheduled for December 2.
Taking a superior presumption of the evident hushing up of facts, the HC said the theft should beryllium investigated by a CID serviceman of the Director General rank, portion calling for ascertaining the relation of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) officials successful the full affair.
Further, the tribunal instructed that the probe should duly encompass an appraisal of the properties of the premier accused, Ravi Kumar, successful bid to find if helium so committed the offence and the engagement of others.
