Man enjoys 600 nights at 5-star hotel for the price of one
Eek, that's awkward. We wonder what the pit bull was thinking?
We've all had that one person in our life that doesn't know when they have overstayed their welcome.
But in this case, it was a free stay that lasted around 600 nights.
"An Indian man is currently under investigation for fraud, after allegedly spending a total of 603 nights at a New Delhi 5-star hotel despite only paying for one night." (Oddity Central)
Ankush Dutta booked a night at an exclusive five-star hotel and was meant to check out the next day.
But he didn't.
Instead, he ended up staying for more than a year without paying for any of the hotel amenities.
The hotel is investigating the case. They believe an employee is behind the overdue stay and assisted in the man's illegal squatting. The investigators are not sure as to what their relationship entailed, but they suspect the employee was receiving a financial incentive for their involvement.
“A criminal conspiracy was hatched by guest Mr Ankush Dutta along with some known and unknown hotel staff, including Mr Prem Prakash with a motive to gain wrongfully and deprive the hotel of its rightful dues,” the First Information Report (FIR) stated.
That's a lot of sneaking around...
“In pursuance of the said conspiracy, the alleged staff of the hotel forged, deleted, added accounts entries and falsified a large number of entries in the account of the said guest Ankush Dutta in the Opera software system of the hotel.” (Oddity Central)
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As you can imagine, the hotel is demanding for there to be some repercussions to Dutta's actions. And, of course, none of this would've been possible without the help of an inside person, who needs to pay for their actions.
"The Delhi hotel (Roseate House) has demanded that strict legal action be taken against the culprits, claiming that it has suffered losses of around $70,000 during Ankush Dutta’s clandestine 603-night stay." (Oddity Central)
That's over R1.3-million in losses. A lot for any business to take - and during the pandemic nonetheless.
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