Parakamani case probe: CID sets up temporary office in Tirupati

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CID Director General of Police Ravi Shankar Ayyanar addressing the media successful  Tirupati connected  Wednesday.

CID Director General of Police Ravi Shankar Ayyanar addressing the media successful Tirupati connected Wednesday. | Photo Credit: K.V. Poornachandra Kumar

The Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (CID), which is probing the lawsuit pertaining to alleged embezzlement of offerings made to the Tirumala Srivari Hundi, known arsenic ‘Parakamani scam’, acceptable up a impermanent bureau astatine Sri Padmavati remainder location present connected Wednesday.

A 20-member squad led by Director-General of Police (CID) Ravi Shankar Ayyanar volition commencement the probe by observing and knowing the mode successful which the Parakamani (the counting of coins, currency notes and offerings made into the Hundi) functions. The CID is expected to survey the imaginable relation of the erstwhile TTD officials, spot committee members, constabulary personnel, Parakamani unit and the supervisors allotted by the Jeeyar Mutt, who are said to person been progressive successful the issue.

The CID volition besides analyse the scope of the irregularities allegedly happened and if the owed diligence was followed.

Mr. Ayyanar said the probe, which was launched astatine the behest of the High Court, would intimately survey the Parakamani operations, supervision by the administrators, CCTV records, fiscal statements and the properties donated to the TTD.

Efforts are connected to hint the main accused, C.V. Ravi Kumar, who represented the Jeeyar Mutt and had been associated with the instauration since 1980. Hinting astatine his imaginable determination successful Hyderabad, Mr. Ayyanar said the CID would delve into the finer details pertaining to the properties worthy ₹14 crore donated by him to the TTD, though their corporate marketplace worth is estimated to beryllium astir ₹40 crore.

Mr. Ayyanar appealed to the nationalist to stock accusation pertaining to the case, assuring to support confidentiality. The nationalist tin dial 9440700921 oregon nonstop emails to adgcid@ap.gov.in.

Published - November 06, 2025 05:52 americium IST

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