Man Enjoys 5-Star Hotel Stay for 2 Years Without Paying Bill of Rs 58 Lakh

New Delhi: Roseate House, a five-star hotel near the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi has lodged a police complaint regarding a loss of Rs 58 lakh as a person with the help of some hotel staff stayed for almost two years without making any payment.

According to the FIR, a person named Ankush Dutta stayed in the five-star hotel for 603 days. But he managed to check out without paying anything towards his total bill of Rs 58 lakh.

The FIR alleges that Prem Prakash, head of Front Office Department of the hotel, helped Dutta for some monetary benefits. Prakash is alleged to have manipulated the software system that maintains and monitors stay/visit of guests and their accounts.

The hotel has alleged that Dutta checked in on May 30, 2019 and booked a room for one night. He was supposed to check out on May 31 but he kept on extending his stay till January 22, 2021.

The hotel norm says that if a guest’s pending outstanding dues exceed 72 hours, it should be brought to the notice of CEO and Financial Controller, but Prakash didn’t send Dutta’s dues to the CEO and FC of the hotel.

The hotel also found that Dutta’s three cheques of Rs 10 lakh, Rs 7 lakh and Rs 20 lakh at different dates had bounced and Prakash didn’t bring this to the notice of the hotel management.

Police have started an investigation into this case of cheating.