This is a common ruse at many places to scam people into parting with substantial sums
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Two people were booked for allegedly cheating devotees at a famous temple in Nashik district, reported the Press Trust of India (PTI). Reports stated devotees were made to pay R3000 for ‘quick darshan’. while the stipulated process involves buying a Rs 200 donation ‘darshan pass’.
While these devotees had paid according to the rule, they were lured to shell out the sum to the conmen as they were promised a quick darshan instead of standing four to five hours in a queue, they were told. They were naturally not given any receipts for this amount.
This is a common ruse at many places to scam people into parting with substantial sums. The big lure is to tempt people into skipping the enervating queue for any kind of service/amenity/task and go right to the front.
Several temples have ‘agents’ if one could call them that, telling people that they can cut the queue for a few rupees more. First of all, temple administration must swing into action to stamp this out. This is possible as these persons are in the vicinity of the temple itself; zeroing in on them and handing them over to the police is a good deterrent.
Signage outside places of worship, warning devotees that this is illegal and stating specifically what/methodology of legal will help people choose the correct, legit way of waiting. When devotees opt for the correct route, never mind the wait, it will automatically mean less revenue for the ‘cut-the-queue’ cons and they will thin out, given that people are not patronising them. Shortcuts are expensive and sometimes, they may be dangerous too.
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