Archive · 29 Nov 2025
Fake Sabarimala Guest House Website Detected
Police in Kerala found a fake website that was tricking people who wanted to visit Sabarimala, a holy place for Lord Ayyappa.
The website, called sannidanamguesthouse.in, promised to book guest houses for visitors.
It had two phone numbers for bookings.
One number belonged to a man named Hamid from Haryana, and the other is still being investigated.
Police think some people might have lost money trying to book rooms through this fake website.
They have started a case against the people behind this website for cheating and identity theft.
A fake website, sannidanamguesthouse.in, was detected offering guest house facilities for Lord Ayyappa devotees at Sabarimala.
The website provided two mobile phone numbers for booking rooms, one of which belonged to a person named Hamid from Haryana.
Police suspect some devotees may have lost money while attempting to book rooms through the fake website.
A case was registered by the Pathanamthitta Cyber Police under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act.
The investigation is ongoing to trace the details of the second phone number provided on the website.
- Who
- Pathanamthitta Cyber Police and Lord Ayyappa devotees
- What
- Detection of a fake website offering guest house facilities at Sabarimala
- When
- The website was detected and a case was registered on Friday, reported on Saturday, November 29
- Where
- Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India
- Why
- To deceive devotees and potentially defraud them of money
- Website URL
- sannidanamguesthouse.in
- Suspects
- Hamid from Haryana and an unidentified person
- Case Registered Under
- Sections 319(2), 318(4), 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 66(c), 66(d) of IT Act
- Location of Incident
- Pathanamthitta, Kerala
- Date of Case Registration
- Friday (before the report on Saturday)
