India, April 22 -- A former manager embezzled Rs.31.62 lakh from hotel by providing his own QR code to customers for online payments. The Deccan police have filed a case against Amol Arjun Bhusale of Harshvardhan Complex, Dagade Patil Nagar, Shivane for the incident that took place between 2019 and 2024 on a complaint filed by Vijay Prabhakar Awati of Karishma Society, Kothrud, and owner of Katakirrr Hotel in Erandwane.

According to the police, Bhusale, who was working at the hotel's cash counter, received payments for dine-in and parcel orders via his personal scanner and sometimes did not issue tokens.

Dattatreya Swant, sub inspector, Deccan Police station, said, "Bhusale is no longer employed by Awati and has since opened his own hot...