Right wing members booked for ‘unauthorised raid’ at city hotel over ‘love jihad’ suspicion
The FIR was lodged by Kotwali police on Wednesday based on a complaint filed by hotel owner Rajkumar Verma. In his complaint, Verma alleged that 10 to 15 people forcibly entered his hotel on Marwadi Road on May 18 around 4 pm while he was away.
According to the complaint, the group claimed that “love jihad” activities were taking place inside the hotel and insisted on searching the premises. Hotel staff members Raj Ahirwar and Manish Verma reportedly questioned the group’s authority to conduct such a raid, but the accused allegedly entered rooms, checked guests’ belongings and searched the property anyway.
The complaint stated that no illegal activity or objectionable material was found during the search. Verma further alleged that the incident caused a public disturbance, drew crowds from the nearby market area and damaged the reputation of the hotel. CCTV footage of the incident has also been submitted to police as evidence.