When travelling, interacting with strangers, staying in hotels in a foreign city, it’s absolutely necessary to take care of one’s belongings. We need to be cautious and stay alert at all times. In a shocking incident, a hotel manager from Gurugram was caught stealing debit cards of a guest and withdrawing money worth lakhs. Here are the deets.
Hotel Manager In Gurugram Steals Debit Cards Of Guest
On March 13, the police arrested a hotel manager from Gurugram after a 60-year-old resident of Indrapuri complained that someone withdrew cash and purchased gold coins using his stolen debit card. The 32-year-old hotel manager is from Bihar. The manager confessed to taking advantage of the inebriated octogenarian who stayed at the hotel as a guest. When presented with the hotel bill, the guest was in an inebriated state and requested the manager to accompany him to the ATM to withdraw money for the hotel dues.
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Police Catches Culprit & Returns Belongings To Guest
After returning back to the room, the hotel manager, stole his ATM cards, withdrew ₹1 lakh cash and bought gold worth ₹1 lakh2.1 lakhs from a local jeweller. The police recovered the stolen debit cards, cash withdrawn and 40gm gold coins purchased and returned them to the hotel guest. This incident is a wake-up call for guests to stay alert while travelling. The next time you stay in a hotel, here are 10 tried and tested hacks to keep in mind.