AI-generated photo representing FIRs against two hotels
An Italian had been staying in the hotel since June 7, but the hotel management did not submit his details until much later on July 19, according to the complaint. It was a delay of 39 days. The Chinese guest came to Pune and started staying at the hotel, but his details were not submitted within the prescribed 24-hour deadline.
The hotel management was told to submit a written explanation within seven days, according to the police. One of the cases was registered with the Chatushrungi police against a hotel on Senapati Bapat Road. The explanation was found to be unsatisfactory, and a case was registered under the Immigration and Foreigners Act. The other case was registered by the SB officials with the Bund Garden police against a five-star hotel on Rajabahadur Mill Road for failing to submit the details of a Chinese national.
Pune: Special Branch (SB) of the city police registered two separate cases on Friday against two five-star hotels for failing to submit information about foreign guests within a stipulated time frame.