The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered that a Director General of Police(DGP)-rank officer in the Crime Investigation Department (CID) shall investigate the theft of offerings at the Tirumala temple in 2023 (M Sreenivasulu v The State of Andhra Pradesh and Others) . In the order dated October 27, Justice Gannamaneni Ramakrishna found that there was a “complete compromise” by the investigating officer and officers of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) in the matter. “This Court, prima-facie, noticed that the statutory provisions, statutory procedures and several other administrative procedures have been given a complete go-bye to ensure that a heavy-lid is placed on the criminal proceeding with a view to give a quietus as expeditiously as possible for the reasons best kn

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