After HC direction, Andhra CID launches probe into foreign currency fraud at TTD
The CID team later visited the One Town Police Station, where they seized case-related documents, including CDs, FIRs, charge sheets, and Lok Adalat settlement copies
By - Newsmeter Network
Tirumala : Andhra Pradesh CID has intensified its probe into the misappropriation of foreign currency and gold at TTD, allegedly by an employee.
Identified as CV Ravi Kumar, the accused was working at the Tirumala Parakamani and had amassed Rs 100 crore by stealing foreign currency and gold.
A special team led by CID Director General Ravi Shankar Ayyannar conducted searches and seized key records from various departments in Tirumala as part of the investigation.
DG Ayyannar first held discussions with TTD Vigilance officials at the police guest house to gather details about the case. TTD Board member Bhanu Prakash Reddy also met him and handed over certain pieces of evidence.
The CID team later visited the One Town Police Station, where they seized case-related documents, including CDs, FIRs, charge sheets, and Lok Adalat settlement copies.
Subsequently, the team inspected the Parakamani Bhavan to review procedures related to the counting of hundi income, staff movement, and the monitoring of CCTV surveillance systems. They also examined footage at the CCTV control centre.
Speaking to the media, Ayyannar said that, in accordance with the High Court’s directions, the CID had seized documents including the TTD Board’s resolution, Lok Adalat settlement papers, police records, and case CDs from the Tirumala One Town Police Station. He stated that all these materials, along with CCTV footage and other evidence gathered so far, will be submitted to the High Court
What is the Scam?
The Parakamani scam relates to the siphoning of crores from the Tirumala Venkateswara Swamy temple during the previous YSRCP regime.
The case traces back to 2023, when accused CV Ravi Kumar smuggled out currency by hiding it in his undergarments on April 29, 2023. Though caught with $11,300 (about ₹9 lakh), the FIR recorded recovery of just $900. TTD officials later found that the accused amassed properties worth ₹100 crore by stealing foreign currency wads multiple times earlier.
CCTV footage released:
Recently, two TTD Trust Board members released surveillance footage from the Tirumala Parakamani. BJP leader and Trust Board member G. Bhanuprakash Reddy accused ex-TTD Chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy of running the scam under then CM Jagan Mohan Reddy’s directions.
