Tirumala, April 15 -- The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has initiated strict action against individuals cheating devotees through social media by falsely promising Srivari darshan and accommodation in Tirumala.
According to TTD, two persons were apprehended with the help of vigilance officials and police for running a fraudulent social media account titled "Shravan Kala Tirumala Tirupati Venkateswara Swamy Devasthanam."The accused Kamasani Pavan Kumar alias Nagaraju and Bodireddy Chennakesavulu from Penumuru in Chittoor district have been taken into custody and remanded.
Officials said the accused collected money from unsuspecting devotees by claiming to arrange darshan and accommodation.
TTD warned that such fraudulent activities...