

{"id":109818,"date":"2022-01-07T18:40:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T13:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=109818"},"modified":"2022-01-07T18:40:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T13:10:53","slug":"false-claim-income-tax-raid-on-tirupati-balaji-temple-priest-house-128-kg-gold-150cr-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/false-claim-income-tax-raid-on-tirupati-balaji-temple-priest-house-128-kg-gold-150cr-cash\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of gold seized in robbery case falsely viral as IT raid in residence of Tirupati priest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video that resembles a press briefing by the police has been shared on social media. The video shows gold jewellery laid out on a table. It has been claimed that an income tax raid was conducted at the residence of a priest working at the Tirupati Balaji Temple and 128 kg gold, Rs 150 crore cash and Rs 77 crore worth of jewels were recovered.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0924\u093f\u0930\u0941\u092a\u0924\u093f \u092e\u0928\u094d\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u0915\u0947 16 \u092a\u0941\u091c\u093e\u0930\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u092a\u0941\u091c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0918\u0930 \u0907\u0928\u0915\u092e \u091f\u0948\u0915\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u0930\u0947\u0921 \u0938\u0947 128 \u0915\u093f\u0932\u094b \u0938\u094b\u0928\u093e 150 \u0915\u0930\u094b\u0921\u093c \u0930\u0941\u092a\u092f\u0947 \u0928\u0917\u0926 77 \u0915\u0930\u094b\u0921\u093c \u0930\u0941\u092a\u092f\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u0940\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0947..<\/p>\n<p>\u092f\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0909\u091a\u094d\u091a<\/a> \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0923 \u091c\u094b \u092e\u0928\u094d\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u0915\u0947 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0905\u0902\u0926\u0930<\/a> \u0924\u0915 \u0939\u0940 \u0938\u092b\u093e\u0908 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948, \u0928\u093f\u092e\u094d\u0928 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u0924\u094b \u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0939\u0930 \u0939\u0940 \u091d\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0942 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XgzbFfDDcE\">pic.twitter.com\/XgzbFfDDcE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 A Ahmed (@_AAhmed004) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_AAhmed004\/status\/1477307657664950278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video is widespread on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A1%20128%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20150%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A5%9C%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A6%2077%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A5%9C%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%20&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A1%20128%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20150%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A5%9C%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A6%2077%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A5%9C%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%20&amp;sde=AbrncOC9Eo4JY_OLJrNRxWbosfm1ezmJR0aX8OWKgLG1ilxgg98ELbozPbV_g85X9dPMRY0BVOKSo_9vqwB3JHXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> with the accompanying claim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-109819 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-7.jpeg 346w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-7-126x300.jpeg 126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photos from the alleged raid are also being circulated on WhatsApp. Alt News received a few requests to verify the video on our WhatsApp helpline number (+9176000 11160).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-109820 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-8.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-8.jpeg 740w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-8-300x267.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An article by Dainik Savera Times was shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/articles\/raid-on-the-house-of-a-priest-of-tirupati-temple-128-kg-gold-150-crore-rupees-70-crore-diamonds-recovered\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zee5 website<\/a> where the same images were used to support the claim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-109821 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-9.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-9.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-9-300x203.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-9-768x519.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>An Alt News reader sent the viral claim on our WhatsApp helpline and informed us that the pictures depict a robbery incident from Vellore, Tamil Nadu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-109822 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-10.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"537\" height=\"958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-10.jpeg 537w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-10-168x300.jpeg 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A relevant keyword search based on the reader&#8217;s alert took us to media reports from last year. On December 21, 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tamil-nadu\/police-recover-16-kg-of-jewellery-from-graveyard-one-arrested\/article38000704.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hindu<\/a> reported that a man was arrested after the police seized 16 kg of jewellery from a graveyard. Unidentified miscreants used a drill to make a hole in the wall of a jewellery shop. The police identified K. Raman, 23, a resident of Kuchipalayam village near Pallikonda, from the shop&#8217;s CCTV footage.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-109823 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-11.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-11.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-11-300x284.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/word-image-11-768x726.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The suspect wore a dark face mask and meticulously sprayed paint to all 12 CCTV cameras placed inside the shop. The employees found out about the theft when they opened the showroom in the morning and informed the police,&#8221; the report added.<\/p>\n<p>Several other media outlets also gave coverage to the incident. (<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/chennai\/tamil-nadu-gang-breaks-into-store-flees-with-15-kg-gold-jewellery\/articleshow\/88308948.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times of India<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/man-who-stole-16-kg-gold-in-vellore-saw-youtube-videos-for-training-say-tamil-nadu-police-1890395-2021-12-21\">India Today<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>News18 Tamil Nadu journalist Mahalingam Ponnusamy tweeted the same video while reporting on the robbery.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VellorePolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VellorePolice<\/a> has arrested a burglar, who drill hole into Vellore <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Josalukkas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Josalukkas<\/a> jewellery store wall, decamp with 15kg gold and diamond jewels \ud83c\udf1f\ud83d\udc90 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yzfZSvp6bY\">pic.twitter.com\/yzfZSvp6bY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0bae\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bbf \/ Mahalingam Ponnusamy (@mahajournalist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mahajournalist\/status\/1472962829057552385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is noteworthy that Alt News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=tirupati+temple+priest+raid&amp;sxsrf=AOaemvILuE5hxySp7EopCq6UnzomttPxmw:1641394762657&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=nws&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjI_Y3-75r1AhXRc3AKHY7WDg8Q_AUoAXoECAEQAw&amp;biw=1280&amp;bih=587&amp;dpr=1.5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">could not find any reports<\/a> corroborating the claim that an income tax raid was conducted at the residence of Tirupati Balaji Temple priest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video that resembles a press briefing by the police has been shared on social media. The video shows gold jewellery laid out on a table. 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