The Siddhivinayak Temple Trust and the Dadar police have launched an investigation into the agents and the temple’s public relations staff involved in running a racket to generate income through the ‘VVIP darshan line’, after it was exposed by mid-day. The temple authority is also reviewing the CCTV footage to understand how this operation is being conducted.

On October 2, mid-day reporters posed as devotees and approached the agents outside the Siddhivinayak temple for ‘VVIP darshan’, by bypassing the regular queues for entry. The agents managed to take all three reporters inside the temple within 2-3 minutes, charging them Rs 3,000 for entry, including a prasad plate.