Simhachalam Temple to book devotee for Rs 100 crore ‘fake’ cheque

VISAKHAPATNAM: Officials of Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Vari Devasthanam in Simhachalam were on cloud nine after noticing a cheque of Rs 100 crore deposited by a devotee in one of the temple hundis.

However, their happiness was short lived after Kotak Bank officials at MVP Double Road in Visakhapatnam responded that the account of the depositor only had a balance of Rs 17.

According to temple officials, the devotee was identified as Boddepalli Radha Krishna. The temple staff noticed a cheque number: 530485009 of Rs 100 crore during counting of hundi collections held on Wednesday.

The temple staff informed the temple Executive Officer (EO) Trinadh Rao about the cheque, who suggested the staff to verify the details with bank officials. Upon investigation, bank officials said that Radha Krishna only had a balance of Rs 17 in his account.

The temple officials reportedly decided to write a letter to the bank officials seeking address particulars of Radha Krishna and registering a cheque bounce case against the devotee if his intent was mischievous.