TIRUPATI : Police have booked Andhra Pradesh MLC Zakia Khanam , her PRO, and another person for allegedly black-marketing tickets for VIP break darshan at Tirumala temple in Tirupati for Rs 65,000, against the original price of Rs 10,500, which includes a Rs 10,000 donation.
Moreover, once a visitor is designated as a VIP, the donation fee is waived, reducing the ticket cost to only Rs 500. MLAs, MLCs, and ministers are entitled to a monthly quota of VIP darshan tickets.
In a police complaint, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams ( TTD ) assistant vigilance and security officer S Padmanabhan alleged Zakia, her PRO Krishna Teja, and one P Chandrasekhar cheated N Sai Kumar and his family, as well as TTD, by black-marketing VIP break darshan and Veda Asirvachan tickets. MLC and former minister Botcha Satyanarayana said Zakia is no longer with YSRCP.
Moreover, once a visitor is designated as a VIP, the donation fee is waived, reducing the ticket cost to only Rs 500. MLAs, MLCs, and ministers are entitled to a monthly quota of VIP darshan tickets.
In a police complaint, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams ( TTD ) assistant vigilance and security officer S Padmanabhan alleged Zakia, her PRO Krishna Teja, and one P Chandrasekhar cheated N Sai Kumar and his family, as well as TTD, by black-marketing VIP break darshan and Veda Asirvachan tickets. MLC and former minister Botcha Satyanarayana said Zakia is no longer with YSRCP.
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