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Andhra Pradesh High Court Reopens Tirumala Parakamani Case, Suspends Lok Adalat Deal

Newly released CCTV footage intensifies scrutiny of alleged large-scale foreign currency theft at the temple treasury.

Overview

  • The High Court suspended the Tirupati Lok Adalat order, impleaded the IG, CB‑CID, and ordered seizure of police and TTD records for submission in a sealed cover before the October 13 hearing.
  • TTD Trust Board members G. Bhanuprakash Reddy and C. Divakar Reddy released CCTV clips they say are from the Parakamani counting centre related to the alleged scam.
  • An employee, C. V. Ravi Kumar, was caught on April 29, 2023 with foreign currency; the FIR recorded a $900 recovery despite contemporaneous claims of about $11,300.
  • Opposition figures allege repeated siphoning of foreign currency worth roughly ₹100 crore and diversion into real estate, accusations denied by former TTD chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy and YSRCP leaders.
  • The matter had been routed to a 2023 Lok Adalat compromise involving property donations to TTD, but valuations reported in the public domain vary widely and the settlement is now on hold pending the CB‑CID probe.