TIRUPATI: Twenty-one middlemen, who were involved in the blackmarketing of VIP break darshan and special entry darshan tickets by using fake recommendation letters, have been arrested by Tirumala police in the last two months.
Briefing reporters on the crackdown, additional SP M Muniramaiah said most of the arrested were taxi drivers. “We found out during the course of investigation that these taxi drivers target devotees by promising them quality darshan at the Tirumala temple. Once they get paid they hand over expired darshan tickets, post-dated darshan tickets and sometimes even fake darshan tickets,” Muniramaiah said.
Eight cases were registered at Tirumala Two Town police station and two at One Town police station.
