Stay away from touts: Siddhivinayak temple trust

Updated On: 06 October, 2023 08:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania

Temple authorities issue warning notices, and order in-depth probe into employee and touts caught in this paper’s sting operation

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Hoardings warning devotees put up on the Siddhivinayak temple premises. Pic/Anurag Ahire

The Siddhivinayak temple authority has installed hoardings both outside and inside the temple premises after the exposé of the VVIP queue scam by mid-day. They also conducted a thorough inquiry into the employee captured by the mid-day team, who has since been transferred to another department and reported to the Dadar police for appropriate action.

Around 30 to 40 hoardings were set up by the Siddhivinayak temple authority, with a message urging devotees not to give money to flower sellers and street shopkeepers. The temple authority is actively advising their devotees to be cautious and not fall victim to this scam. The Dadar police, in collaboration with the Siddhivinayak temple authority, is investigating based on the mid-day report.

Following the mid-day report, temple staff have increased surveillance both inside and outside the temple. File Pic