Archive · 28 Jul 2025
Mumbai Lodge Manager Booked for Failing to Report Foreign Guest
A lodge manager in Mumbai got in trouble with the police.
He didn't tell the police about a foreign guest staying at the lodge, as he should have.
The manager also changed the guest register to make it look like the guest was Indian instead of Ethiopian.
He didn't check the guest's visa either.
Now, the manager is being investigated for not following the rules about reporting guests and for changing official records.
The police found out about this during a check at the lodge.
Mumbai police booked a lodge manager for failing to report a foreign guest and tampering with records.
The manager allegedly did not update the guest's details on the police website.
Police found the nationality column in the guest register had been altered.
The lodge provided accommodation to an Ethiopian woman without verifying her visa.
The manager faces charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for disobeying orders.
- Who
- Sampad Kalal, the 28-year-old lodge manager, and Bethelhem Alemu, an Ethiopian woman.
- What
- A lodge manager was booked for failing to report a foreign guest and tampering with the guest register.
- When
- The incident occurred on June 29, with the case registered on July 26.
- Where
- Versova, Andheri West, Mumbai, at Bungalow 125, Elight Enclave.
- Why
- The manager was booked for not following rules requiring lodgings to report foreign guests and for altering records.
- Manager Name
- Sampad Kalal
- Age
- 28
- Location
- Versova, Mumbai
- Offense
- Failure to report foreign guest, record tampering
- Foreign Guest's Nationality
- Ethiopian
- Charge
- Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita