Hyderabad, Oct. 16 -- Controversies continue to rock the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) that administers the famous temple of Lord Venkateshwara on Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati district, which hit the headlines last year over the allegations of adulteration of ghee used for "laddu prasadam."

In the latest instance, the Crime Investigation Department of the state police began investigating the alleged swindling of foreign currency notes offered to the 'Hundi' in the form of donations at the Tirumala temple by a clerk while counting the notes at "Parakamani" (counting centre).

On Tuesday, CID director general Ravishankar Ayyanar seized crucial documents relating to the case that surfaced in April 2023, hours after the state...