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It is said that the temple comes under Muzrai (Hindu religious endowment) department.
The accused created a fake website through which they asked for donations from the devotees. Crores of rupees have been embezzled from the devotees under the guise of donations. This illegal website was created under the name Shri Dattatreya temple.
It is said that the priests made the devotees pay Rs 10,000- 50,000 online for a ‘Puja’ in the temple which otherwise costs less than Rs 1,000.
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It was then revealed that around Rs 20 crore was collected by the priests in the span of 6 years.
Also, the development committee accused the priests of stealing the money from temple hundi (donation box) by switching off the nearby CCTV cameras.
The website has now been deleted. Further investigations are underway.