At Delhi 5-Star Hotel, Woman Runs Up A Bill Of Rs 6 Lakh With Only Rs 41 In Bank Account

Police disclosed on Tuesday that a woman apprehended for defrauding a luxury hotel in Delhi's Aerocity of approximately ?6 lakh was found to possess a mere ?41 in her account following her arrest.

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Woman was not cooperating

As of now, authorities have been unable to determine the motive behind the Andhra Pradesh-based woman's decision to stay in proximity to the airport.

A senior police officer revealed that the Delhi Police have reached out to their counterparts in Andhra Pradesh, requesting assistance in obtaining the woman's actual address and information regarding her family members.

"The woman was interrogated and counselled by our experts but she was not cooperating with us. We asked her to show her bank account details but she failed to do so," another official said. He added that when the police checked her back account, they found it had only ? 41 as the balance amount.

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Stayed at Pullman Aerocity for 15 days

Police reports indicate that the woman, identified as Jhansi Rani Samuel, lodged at the Pullman Hotel in Aerocity near the Delhi Airport for a duration of 15 days. During her stay, she purportedly conducted fraudulent transactions totaling approximately ?5,88,176.

The hotel staff informed the police that the woman had presented a counterfeit identity card bearing the name Isha Dave at the hotel's spa facility. Subsequently, she availed services amounting to ?2,11,708, as reported by the official.

Made fraudulent payments for services at the hotel

The police stated that Jhansi Rani Samuel purportedly displayed transactions on the ICICI Bank UPI app to the hotel staff. However, upon conducting payment reconciliation, it was revealed that the bank had not received any payment for the transactions. "It is suspected that the app she used was dubious," the official said.

The official indicated that the accused woman was uncooperative during the investigation. Initially, she claimed to be a doctor, stating that her husband also practiced medicine and resided in New York. However, the veracity of this information remains to be confirmed, according to the official.

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Was arrested by Delhi Police

Jhansi Rani Samuel was arrested by the Delhi police on January 13 following a PCR call from the hotel staff. Initially arrested for cheating, subsequent investigations led to the addition of Sections 419 (punishment for cheating by impersonation), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), and 471 (using as genuine a forged document) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to the FIR, as stated by the official.