Claiming to be PMO workers, conman tries to get Tirumala darshan tickets

In an incident that shocked the officers of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), an individual tried to get the coveted ‘Suprabhatham’ tickets at Tirumala Sri Venkateswara temple by claiming to be an official on the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

Identifying himself as Dr. P. Rama Rao from the PMO, he claimed to be a Deputy Secretary within the South Block, New Delhi, whereas addressing a letter to the then Executive Officer J. Syamala Rao on May 1, searching for ten Suprabhatham tickets and three air-conditioned rooms for keep at Tirumala on May 10.

Finding one thing amiss, the TTD authorities contacted the PMO, solely to be advised that no official with that title was ever related to the excessive workplace.

Taking a critical observe of the event, A.Okay. Sharma, Assistant Director on the PMO lodged a grievance with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), searching for motion towards the ‘self-styled PMO official’.

The CBI in flip registered a case with FIR Number RC 0482025 S 0009 dated October 2 towards Rama Rao below Sections 318(4), 319(2), 336(3) and 340(2) of BNS for dishonest, personation, and in addition below Section 66D of IT Act (dishonest utilizing a pc supply), a duplicate of which is on the market with The Hindu.

Interestingly, TTD shouldn’t be the primary establishment that Rama Rao had ever tried to cheat. In the previous, he was learnt to have recognized himself as C. Sridhar, Joint Secretary to the PM to hunt admission in a Pune-based college. Similarly, he had additionally duped the Mysuru Tahsildar whereas searching for entry to some land-related paperwork.