A five-star hotel in New Delhi has complained that one of its guests, who stayed in the hotel for almost 600 days, checked out of the hotel without paying charges for the entire period he was there which totalled to Rs 50 lakh.

The Roseate House Hotel in Aerocity, located near the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, said in the first information report filed at the IGI Airport police station that the guest, identified as Ankush Dutta, stayed for 600 days, and colluded with one of the hotel employees. Due to the alleged collusion, Dutta stayed in the hotel for almost two years without making any payment.

The FIR filed by Vinod Malhotra, the authorised representative of Bird Airports Hotel Private Limited, accused Ankush Dutta stayed for 600 days without making a single payment. Following this Prem Prakash, the head of the front office department, has been suspected of receiving illicit cash from Dutta in exchange for manipulating the hotel’s internal software system, which tracks guest stays and financial accounts.  

The FIR said a criminal conspiracy was thought up by Dutta with the help of hotel staff, including Prem Prakash, to gain wrongfully and deny the hotel of its rightful dues, the accused staff of the hotel forged, deleted, added account entries and falsified them in the account of Ankush Dutta in the software system of the hotel.

Dutta had checked in for one night but extended his stay. As per hotel policy, if a guest exceeds stay after 72 hours and has not paid the dues, then a staff member has to inform the CEO and FCs. Suspect Prakash did not inform them about Dutta’s outstanding balance.

As per the hotel authority, Dutta submitted three cheques of Rs 10 lakh, Rs 7 lakh, and Rs 20 lakh on different dates, but all of them bounced. The hotel has demanded strict legal action against Dutta and the others.

Union Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday greeted people on the occasion of International Yoga Day and said yoga is an invaluable heritage that India has given to the world.

Shah added yoga was a medium to concentrate the body, mind and soul. Shah added practising yoga makes the mind and body healthy. Shah said due to the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, yoga has become the lifestyle of people all over the world. Ever year the International Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21 worldwide. Shah added the day marks a platform to raise awareness about the numerous benefits of yoga and promote its holistic approach to physical, mental and spiritual well-being.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh conveyed his best wishes to the people of India on the 9th International Yoga Day. Singh said yoga is not just a few asanas, rather it was connected to Karma, Jnana and Bhakti. Rajnath Singh along with the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral R Hari Kumar, performed yoga on board INS Vikrant on International Yoga Day. Singh said Yoga Day is being celebrated with great enthusiasm not only in India but all over the world.

He said it was matter of great pride for the country. Singh said the world was looking towards india as a world leader and adopting India’s culture. The Defence Minister stated the importance of yoga in one’s life. Singh added yoga connected man with nature and the soul of the people with the divine. Singh added that yoga helped in uniting the mind and the body into one whole being.

Stating the importance of yoga, Singh said there was no other medium which can prevent physical, mental or spiritual disturbances. He emphasised on the importance of yoga having zero investment for a happy and healthy life.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday greeted the people on the occasion of the International Yoga Day and said yoga has got recognition all over the world. Gadkari was addressing a gathering in his hometown Nagpur in Maharashtra.

The Enforcement Directorate has carried out raids on Wednesday at several locations in Mumbai in connection with money laundering in running Covid hospitals in the state. Among the properties raided are premises of Sujit Patkar, a close aide of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Bal Thackeray) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut and IAS officer Sanjeev Jaiswal.

The ED is searching 15 premises in Mumbai in connection with the Covid jumbo centre scam. The ED is also searching locations in Pune and Thane. Jaiswal was earlier posted as the Thane municipal commissioner and he held the post of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation additional commissioner during the Covid outbreak.

Earlier in January this year, the ED recorded the statement of BMC commissioner IS Chahal in the case and asked him to clarify on the details regarding the process of allotting field hospital contracts and other details related to the ongoing case.

The ED had registered a money laundering case against Sujit Patkar, said to be a close friend of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, and others. Patkar was involved in getting a contract with Covid Field Hospital in Mumbai during the pandemic even though he didn’t have any experience in healthcare.

In June 2020, many field hospitals were constructed in open spaces to provide healthcare services to Covid patients. These hospitals were constructed by government agencies and the BMC had not spent any money on these constructions. The civic body was, however, responsible for managing these field hospitals and managing healthcare staff at its expense.

The erstwhile united Shiv Sena had been ruling Maharashtra from 2019 to 2022 with Uddhav Thackeray as chief minister during which time the pandemic struck. The Shiv Sena then was part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi, a coalition which also comprised the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party. That government was unseated by Shiv Sena breakaway rebel leader Eknath Shinde who aligned with the BJP to bring down the Uddhav government.