Mumbai: Taj Mahal Hotel Cashier Duped of Rs 46,000 on Pretext of Exchanging 1,000 UAE Dirhams
The accused duped the cashier – Ashish Kumar Shirke – requesting him to exchange 1,000 UAE Dirhams.
Mumbai, January 30: The Mumbai police is on the lookout for the person who duped the cashier of the main counter of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, on the pretext of seeking change for 1,000 UAE Dirhams. The incident took place around 4 pm on January 20.
Briefing more about the incident, the police informed that the accused duped the cashier – Ashish Kumar Shirke – requesting him to exchange 1,000 UAE Dirhams. When Shirke found that the person is not staying in the hotel, he refused to exchange the notes. Then the accused pointed towards the drawer, pleading him to exchange the notes. The accused even asked the cashier to show the new Rs 2,000 notes kept there, added police. 6 Arrested from Madhya Pradesh for Looting Truck in East Delhi.
Later in the night at 8 pm, while counting the day’s earning, found out that 23 notes of Rs 2,000 denomination were missing. He called the security officer Rajesh Rahate to start scrutinising CCTV footage from cameras inside the hotel, following which they zeroed in on the accused, writes Indian Express.
Adding more, police said, “The cashier handed him the notes, so that he saw them and left. The suspect entered the hotel with a woman but approached the cashier alone. We are trying to ascertain whether the suspect is an Indian or foreign national…” Abhishek Trimukhe, Deputy Commissioner of Police (zone 1), has confirmed that a case had been lodged by Taj Mahal Palace staff.
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