Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh): They say, it’s all in God’s hands. But did they mean fake currency notes, lottery tickets and land registration deeds?
Well, that’s what Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala is getting these days in the hundi (collection box) as donation.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been informed by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) that fake currency notes worth Rs 50 lakh have been recovered from the Sri Vari hundi, along with lottery tickets before draw dates and documents for land registered in the name of the Lord.
Though earlier the fake notes amounted to Rs 3,000 to Rs 10,000 per day, but the figure has risen to Rs 50,000 per day from, reported officials said.
While verifying the documents and lottery tickets, the authorities discovered two demand drafts worth $1,116 totally placed in the collection box.
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