Guest flees with hotel manager’s laptop

Dharwad: A complaint was lodged against an unidentified man who ran a bill of Rs 12,000 at a hotel near the University of Agricultural Sciences in Dharwad and fled without clearing the amount.
According to the complaint, the man stayed at the hotel for three days and without clearing his dues, fled with the hotel manager’s laptop.
The hotel owner said a man claiming to be company executive Vincent John called the hotel and booked a deluxe suit.He occupied the suit on July 3. During his three-day stay at the hotel, he ordered food and drinks, while also befriending the hotel manager. He allegedly sought the manager’s permission to use the latter’s laptop for work and he obliged.
On July 5 (Sunday), before going out, the man allegedly asked the manager to arrange for drinks and dinner at the banquet hall later in the evening for a meeting.
After the man failed to turn up, the hotel staff checked his room and found that his luggage and the hotel manager’s laptop were missing.
“His movements have been recorded on the CCTV. He has fled without paying Rs 12,000 towards the hotel bill. We have lodged a complaint with the police,” said Rajesh, the owner of the hotel.