Businessman loses Rs 10.6 lakh, valuables from star hotel on MG Road

BENGALURU:Police investigating the alleged theft from a star hotel in the central business district said they have issued notice to the hotel management, directing them to appear before the investigating agency.

Baba Sait Abdullah, 51, a businessman from Canada, had filed a complaint with Ulsoor police, saying $15,000 (Rs 10.5 lakh) and 100 Canadian dollars (Rs 5,000), his Canadian health card, driving licence and credit card were stolen from his room at Vivanta by Taj on MG Road on April 9.

Abdulla and his family had come to the city for his son's engagement and they were staying in two rooms, 207 and 202, at the star hotel since April 6, said a police officer.

“Around11am on April 9,we left the hotel for shopping for my son’s engagement and returned around 6.30pm to find our valuables missing. We had put a DND (Do Not Disturb) sticker on the door, taking along with us the room keys. But the hotel staff had opened the room for cleaning,” Abdullah said in his complaint.

A spokesperson from the hotel said they are cooperating with the investigating agency. “It is true that an FIR has been raised against our staff, accusing them of stealing. Since police are investigating, we cannot comment now,” he said.