Hyderabad: Actor Charan Raj on Friday entered the famous Lord Varasiddi Vinayaka Swamy Devasthanam (temple) at Kanipakkam in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district carrying a pistol, police said. The actor, who was on 'Sri Ganesha deeksha', later admitted of carrying the weapon by mistake and also apologised over the incident.

According to Kanipakkam SHO Murali, the actor entered the temple through a separate entrance gate meant for VIPs carrying the pistol without his knowledge. The actor offered 'darshan' and it was only after some local Telugu TV news channels showed the actor carrying a pistol inside the temple, he realised his mistake, the police officer said.