Dwaraka Tirumala temple employee arrested

KAKINADA: Police arrested Sri Venkateswara Swamy Devasthanam employee Chilukuri Pawan and produced him before the Bhimadole court, which remanded him for 14 days.

Pawan worked as a record assistant at the Dwaraka Tirumala Temple in Eluru district. He had printed fake ₹200 darshan tickets and started selling them to devotees.

The office superintendent caught him red handed, following which temple executive officer Trinadha Rao suspended him and informed the police.