Devotee Who Secretly Filmed Interior Of Tirumala Temple Held

Tirupati: A devotee responsible for a recent security breach at the famous Sri Venkateshwara temple near here has been apprehended, a senior official said on Friday.

The vigilance wing of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD, which manages the affairs of the hill shrine, has caught the devotee who filmed Ananda Nilayam, the gold-plated gopuram in the sanctum sanctorum,



on May 7.

TTD executive officer A.V. Dharma Reddy revealed on Friday that the devotee, Rahul Reddy from Khammam, has been identified and apprehended based on CCTV footage. He will be interrogated by the Tirupati police.

He said action will be initiated against the on duty security staff at the scanning areas for the lapse in checking on that day.