New Delhi: A Delhi hotel, which is part of the hotel aggregation company Oyo Rooms, is making rounds on social media for allegedly refusing to accommodate a Kashmiri man.
An undated video circulating on social media shows a woman employee at a hotel reception refusing to let a Kashmiri resident check-in despite the fact that he presented her with his legitimate identity credentials, including his Aadhaar Card.
The man had booked a room in the hotel through the Oyo website.
After a quick conversation with her superior, the woman informs the Kashmiri man that the Delhi Police have told them not to allow Kashmiri people to stay in the hotel.
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The case was brought into picture by Nasir Khuehami, National Spokesperson Of Jammu And Kashmir Students’ Association.
Sharing the video of the incident, Mr Khuehami called it an “impact of The Kashmir Files”.
“Impact of #KashmirFiles on the ground. Delhi Hotel denies accommodation to Kashmiri man, despite provided id and other documents. Is being a Kashmiri a Crime,” he tweeted.
Responding to the hotel’s claim that it was asked by the Delhi Police to not give accommodations to Kashmiris, the Delhi Police yesterday night issued a clarification in a series of tweets and said that they did not give any such directions to the hotels in Delhi.
“A purported video is viral on social media wherein a person is being denied hotel reservation due to his J&K ID. Reason for cancellation is being given as direction from police… no such direction has been given… willful misrepresentation can attract penal action,” Delhi Police tweeted.
“Some netizens are trying to discredit the image of Delhi Police through willful misrepresentation of the video in circulation which can attract penal action,” the Delhi Police further said.
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