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A day after a cheating case was filed against OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal, the company has released an official statement, refuting the charges that have been “wrongfully filed” against Agarwal and six other office bearers.
It further said that its lawyers are looking into the matter and will take strong legal action as the claims are incorrect and defamatory in nature.
A cheating case has been registered against OYO Hotels & Homes founder Ritesh Agarwal and six others based on a complaint by a hotelier who has alleged that the firm did not pay rent for rooms for the past five months, police said on Monday, 4 November.
However, since May, OYO did not pay him any rent, thereby duping him to the tune of Rs 35 lakh, he alleged.
Besides Agarwal, police have booked Rohit Srivastava, head of OYO South, heads of business development Madhvendra Kumar and Gourab De, OYO Finance Officers Prateek Agarwal, Manjeet Singh and Mrinmoy Chakraborty.
They have been asked to appear before the investigating officer on Thursday, police said.
"Our lawyers are looking into the matter and will be taking strong legal action as these claims are incorrect and defamatory in nature." Appropriate criminal proceedings will be initiated against the Bengaluru owner, the company said.
"We at all times follow the laws of the land and operate keeping in mind the best interests of our asset owners, customers and employees," it stated.
"On studying a similar matter where an FIR was wrongfully filed in September, the honourable Karnataka High Court recently stayed the adverse actions via an injunction in Bengaluru. We, therefore, have strong reasons to repose our faith in the justice system," it added.
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