Summary:
TIRUPATHI: Tirumala urban police on Wednesday busted a racket involving selling of L2 category VIP darshan tickets and arrested 10 persons. The gang used the letterheads of several bureaucrats in Andhra Pradesh to obtain VIP tickets and sell them at a premium. Dharmaiah, working in the education wing of the TTD, used to get 1,000 as commission for each ticket. Donors who donate 10 lakh and above are allowed break darshan three days in a year for a family of five apart from free accommodation.Police suspicion strengthened after the gang sent 23 pilgrims for VIP break darshan. VIP break drashan ticket is priced at 500..