Felt discriminated says Kashmir man denied room in Delhi hotel OYO delists facility
New Delhi Mar 24 PTI The phone of Syed Faisal a 30-year-old from Srinagar hasnt stopped buzzing since a video of him being denied accommodation at a Delhi hotel went viral He said the incident has left him disturbedAs the clip went viral on social media hospitality firm OYO took off from its platform the hotel located in north Delhis JahangirpuriAccording to police an FIR has been registered against the owner of the hotelFaizal who works in multi national company as an auditor said it is for the first time he has faced such kind of discriminationIn the video a woman staffer of the hotel can be seen not allowing him to check-in as he was from Jammu KashmirIt was really disturbing How could they do this to me just because I am a native of Jammu and Kashmir I showed them my passport and my Aadhar card and still they did not allow me in he told PTIEver since the video has gone viral Faizal said he has received over 1000 calls from relatives and media persons My family is worried whether I am fine or not Every known person is calling me as they want to know what happened he said Reacting to the incident on Twitter OYO said We are appalled that this happened We have taken the hotel off from our platform immediately The company further said Our rooms and our hearts are open for everyone always This is not something that we will compromise on ever We will definitely check what compelled the hotel to deny check-in The hotel has not responded to calls and text messagesThe incident took place on March 22 I was in Jahangirpuri due to some work At around 4 pm I reached the hotel and the lady at the desk asked for my ID proofs and when I showed them to her she noticed my address and said police have directed them to not allow people from Jammu and Kashmir Faizal saidIn the video Faizal can be heard repeatedly asking the staffer the reason behind the refusalI asked her multiple time why they are not allowing me in She did not reply My job demands travelling but this is the first time that such treatment has been meted out to me he saidDeputy Commissioner of Police northwest Usha Rangnani said a complaint was received at Mahendra Park Police Station stating that some people from Jammu and Kashmir were denied accommodation in a hotel in the areaA case under section 153-B1b any member of a religious racial language or regional group or caste or community denied of rights of the Indian Penal Code has been registered and investigation is in progress the DCP saidIn the video the reason for refusal to allot a room was cited as directions from police but I would like to clarify again that no such direction has been given by the local police she addedOn Wednesday too the Delhi Police had clarified that it had not issued any direction against giving accommodation in hotels to those from Jammu and KashmirA purported video has gone viral on social media wherein a person is being denied hotel reservation due to his JK ID The reason for cancellation is being given as direction from police It is clarified that no such direction has been given by Delhi Police it said in a series of tweets on Wednesday PTI VA NIT RKL BUN RHL
New Delhi Mar 24 PTI The phone of Syed Faisal a 30-year-old from Srinagar hasnt stopped buzzing since a video of him being denied accommodation at a Delhi hotel went viral He said the incident has left him disturbedAs the clip went viral on social media hospitality firm OYO took off from its platform the hotel located in north Delhis JahangirpuriAccording to police an FIR has been registered against the owner of the hotelFaizal who works in multi national company as an auditor said it is for the first time he has faced such kind of discriminationIn the video a woman staffer of the hotel can be seen not allowing him to check-in as he was from Jammu KashmirIt was really disturbing How could they do this to me just because I am a native of Jammu and Kashmir I showed them my passport and my Aadhar card and still they did not allow me in he told PTIEver since the video has gone viral Faizal said he has received over 1000 calls from relatives and media persons My family is worried whether I am fine or not Every known person is calling me as they want to know what happened he said Reacting to the incident on Twitter OYO said We are appalled that this happened We have taken the hotel off from our platform immediately The company further said Our rooms and our hearts are open for everyone always This is not something that we will compromise on ever We will definitely check what compelled the hotel to deny check-in The hotel has not responded to calls and text messagesThe incident took place on March 22 I was in Jahangirpuri due to some work At around 4 pm I reached the hotel and the lady at the desk asked for my ID proofs and when I showed them to her she noticed my address and said police have directed them to not allow people from Jammu and Kashmir Faizal saidIn the video Faizal can be heard repeatedly asking the staffer the reason behind the refusalI asked her multiple time why they are not allowing me in She did not reply My job demands travelling but this is the first time that such treatment has been meted out to me he saidDeputy Commissioner of Police northwest Usha Rangnani said a complaint was received at Mahendra Park Police Station stating that some people from Jammu and Kashmir were denied accommodation in a hotel in the areaA case under section 153-B1b any member of a religious racial language or regional group or caste or community denied of rights of the Indian Penal Code has been registered and investigation is in progress the DCP saidIn the video the reason for refusal to allot a room was cited as directions from police but I would like to clarify again that no such direction has been given by the local police she addedOn Wednesday too the Delhi Police had clarified that it had not issued any direction against giving accommodation in hotels to those from Jammu and KashmirA purported video has gone viral on social media wherein a person is being denied hotel reservation due to his JK ID The reason for cancellation is being given as direction from police It is clarified that no such direction has been given by Delhi Police it said in a series of tweets on Wednesday PTI VA NIT RKL BUN RHL
