Overview
- C.V. Ravi Kumar admitted in a new video that he stole from Tirumala’s hundi in April 2023, said he and his family donated about 90% of their assets to TTD as atonement, and denied paying bribes or acting under duress.
- He rejected viral rumours about a surgical procedure, said he acted alone, and offered to undergo any court‑ordered medical examination.
- CID and ACB submitted their re‑investigation reports to the Andhra Pradesh High Court in sealed covers on December 2, with a hearing scheduled for December 9.
- The original complainant, T. Satish Kumar, was found dead on November 10 while headed to meet investigators, and police are treating the case as murder.
- Political pressure intensified as Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and allies accused Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy of trivialising the case and enabling a 2023 Lok Adalat compromise, while YSRCP’s Bhumana Karunakar Reddy alleged the current probe is selective and politically driven.