Guest spends 603 nights at five-star Indian hotel ‘without paying’

Ankush Dutta was meant to check out after one night but reportedly stayed for nearly two years

Indian police are investigating a suspected fraudster who spent nearly two years in a five-star hotel without paying, local media have said.

Ankush Dutta booked a room at Roseate House hotel in Delhi on 30 May 2019 and was supposed to check out the next day. But he extended his stay for 603 nights until 22 January 2021, leaving behind unpaid bills of $70,000 (55,000).