A 67-year-old man from Tamil Nadu has been arrested for defrauding a five-star hotel in Karnataka of around Rs 40,000. According to the police, Bimsant John has been staying in luxury hotels since 1996 and absconding without paying the bills. There are 49 cases registered against him in various police stations across the country. According to local media reports, he has also served five years in jail for a similar crime.
Absconded after staying in Manipal hotel
Bimsant John, a resident of Thoothukudi, had booked a room in a hotel in Manipal on 7 December. He had promised to pay the bill in advance on 9th December and check out on 12th December. He claimed that he had to attend a conference. But after depositing the bill of Rs 39,298, he absconded from the hotel.
Arrest based on complaint and investigation revealed
Hotel manager Nitin lodged a police complaint against him. Police arrested Bimsent on Wednesday. Investigation revealed that he had committed similar fraud in many hotels in Kollam, Thane and Delhi. Bimsent was produced in the court, from where he was sent to judicial custody for 14 days.
Case of fraud of woman in Delhi hotel
Earlier this year, a woman was arrested for cheating a luxury hotel in Delhi’s Aerocity to the tune of Rs 6 lakh. Police investigation revealed that the woman had only Rs 41 in her bank account. Police said that the purpose of the woman, a resident of Andhra Pradesh, staying near the airport could not be clear.
Fraud of Rs 6 lakh in 15 days
This woman named Jhansi Rani Samuel committed fraud of about Rs 5,88,176 by staying for 15 days in the Pullman Hotel located in Aerocity near Delhi Airport. The hotel staff told the police that Samuel took services worth Rs 2,11,708 in the hotel spa by showing a fake identity card in the name of Isha Dave. According to the police, Samuel showed the hotel staff that she was making the payment through ICICI Bank’s UPI app. But when the payment was confirmed, it was found that the bank had not received any payment.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: December 17, 2024, 13:47 IST