Visakhapatnam: Officials of Simhachalam Devasthanam were in for a surprise when they found a Rs 100 crore cheque donated to the temple. It was discovered during counting of offering in hundi on Wednesday.
The cheque was signed by one Boddepalli Radhakrishna and issued through a corporate bank. The counting officials took the cheque to temple executive officer Trinadha Rao.
''The amount in figures and words was correct but there is a small correction. We will be damn lucky if the amount is cashed,’’ the executive officer said.
He said the cheque was sent to the temple branch of a bank for collection and waiting for results.
Temple sources said on verification it was found that Radhakrishna had only Rs 22 in his account and his address could not be obtained.
''This is nothing new for the temple. What I heard that in the past cheques with fancy amounts were dropped in the hundi by the devotees,’’ the E O said.
Asked if a case of cheque bounce fraud would be filed against Radhakrishna, an official said the temple administration ignores such cases as they were given as donations.
