Woman had ₹41 in her bank account dupe luxury hotel for around ₹6 lakh

During the initial investigation, she claimed that she is a doctor and her husband too...

A woman who tried to escape after cheating a hotel of around ₹6 lakh was arrested she is from Andhra Pradesh staying in a luxury hotel on Delhi's Aerocity. Later on the police found that she only had ₹41 in her bank account.

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," a Police official told. He also added that when the authorities checked her bank balance, they found it only had ₹41.

The woman is identified as Jhansi Rani Samuel. While staying in the hotel she produced a fake ID card with the name Isha Dave.

Samuel stayed at the Pullman Hotel in Aerocity near Delhi Airport. She stayed there for 15 days and her bill was around ₹6 lakh, including the hotel's spa facility services worth ₹2,11,708. As per reports, she also made fraudulent transactions worth around ₹5,88,176.

The hotel made a call to the police and Samuel was arrested on January 13 by Delhi Police. However, her motive behind staying near the airport has not yet been established.

During the initial investigation, she claimed that she is a doctor and her husband too is a New York-based medical professional. A police official said that they are yet to establish this information.

According to Delhi Police, Samuel was arrested for cheating. However, a few more charges were later added to the FIR. They’re Sections 419 (punishment for cheating by impersonation), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 471 (using as genuine a forged document) of the IPC.