Karol Bagh hotel owner was booked in forgery case by CBI, ‘hiding’ in Qatar

ACTION TAKEN Cops issue lookout notice against RK Goel; hotel licence was issued in brother’s name

NEW DELHI: The Delhi police on Thursday issued a lookout notice against the owner of the Karol Bagh hotel, where a massive fire early on Tuesday morning killed 17 people. The police suspect that RK Goel was hiding in Qatar. They said Goel had been booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2008 in a forgery case.

The licence of Hotel Arpit Palace was issued in the name of Goel’s brother, Shardendu.

“The CBI had even filed a charge sheet in the forgery case against Goel. We are yet to gather details of the case. We have learnt that this was the reason why the licence was not issued in Goel or his wife’s name. We have found that RK Goel is in Qatar and we have issued a lookout notice in his name,” said an officer, requesting not to be named.

The police have not been able to contact either of the two men – Shardendu or RK Goel. Police said the hotel management told them that they have the licence to run a guest house but have not been able to produce it so far. A crime branch team led by additional commissioner of police (crime) Rajiv Ranjan and deputy commissioner of police (crime) Rajesh Deo inspected the hotel on Thursday.

The Delhi Police had earlier said that the licence of hotel was issued in the name of Shardendu, a resident of Karol Bagh. The police, however, said that they were yet to reach out to the owner, who is on the run.

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The CBI had even filed a charge sheet in the forgery case against Goel. We are yet to gather details of the case. We have learnt that this was the reason why the licence was not issued in Goel or his wife’s name