VIDEO: Social media claims Delhi hotel denies room to Kashmiri man after ‘The Kashmir Files’, Police release statement
Thursday, 24 March 2022 (12:06 IST)
New Delhi: A video is making rounds on social media that claims a Delhi Hotel denied accommodation to a Kashmiri man despite showing his valid identity proofs.
Sharing the video from his twitter handle, Nasir Khuehami, National Spokesperson Of Jammu And Kashmir Students' Association 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.
— Nasir Khuehami (???? ????????) (@NasirKhuehami) March 23, 2022
In the viral video, a woman employee at the hotel reception can be seen not letting a Kashmiri resident check-in even after he shows his Aadhaar Card.
The man had booked a room in the hotel through hotel aggregation firm Oyo Rooms.
On being confronted by the man, the woman can be seen making a call to her senior. After a brief interaction with her senior, the woman tells the Kashmiri man that they have been instructed by the Delhi Police to not accommodate Kashmiri citizens in the hotel.
However, the Delhi Police has now issued a clarification in a series of tweets and said that they did not give any such directions to the hotels.
"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.
"Aggrieved person in the video while posting the same on YouTube has stated that he stayed in the same area in another hotel and it was a lame excuse given by the hotel," Delhi Police further said.
Aggrieved person in the video while posting the same on YouTube has stated that he stayed in the same area in another hotel and it was a lame excuse given by the hotel.(2/3)
"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 added.
Some netizens are trying to discredit the image of Delhi Police through willful misrepresentation of the video in circulation which can attract penal action.(3/3)@ANI@PTI_News#DelhiPoliceUpdates
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. We thank you for bringing this to our notice," it said in a tweet.
