- Bengaluru-based hotelier filed a case, accusing him of not paying rent for the last 5 months
- Police called Ritesh Agarwal, other accused for questioning on Thursday
- Oyo said the complainant’s claim was wrong, saying – counter will compel
An FIR has been filed against Oyo Hotels and Homes founder Ritesh Agarwal and 6 others. A hotelier has accused Oyo of not paying for the last 5 months. He claimed to owe Oyo Rs 35 lakh. Police gave this information on Monday.
These morons will get their asses red after being arrested and taken in custody by Police.
— Rishi Mishra (@RishiMishra_) January 26, 2018
Oyo booked rooms for a rent of Rs 7 lakhs every month: the complainant
According to a complaint by Bates Fernandes, the owner of Hotel Roxel Inn in Domler town, Bengaluru, Oyo had promised to pay Rs 7 lakh every month while booking his hotel rooms, but they have not received payment since May.
Apart from Ritesh Agarwal in the FIR, Rohit Srivastava, head of Oyo (South), Business Development Head – Madhvendra Kumar and Gourab Dey, Finance Officer – Prateek Aggarwal, Manjit Singh, and Mrimony Chakraborty. We have asked all of them to appear before the investigating officer on Thursday.
The worst experience with Oyo…the royale hotel royale India maclodganj abused us, cancel your reservation…please take strict action against them…me along 45 people from different part suffered alot@riteshagrwal @oyorooms @BJP4Himachal @himachaltour2 @maclodganj pic.twitter.com/Z1nixSUoSO
— sparshaggarwal (@sparshaggarwal6) August 10, 2019
Oyo has said they will file those counter complaints against the complainant. He sensationalized a civil dispute. Their claims are false and defamatory. Our lawyers are investigating this matter.
Personal Story:
When I visited Alwar last month for the weekend vacation, I booked a hotel for one night. On reaching Alwar, when I went to check-in. They told me to cancel my booking as OYO had not paid the hotel for about six months. The owner also told that such was also the case with every hotel in the area