Jaipur hotel denies room to man and woman of different faiths

A Muslim man and Hindu woman have alleged that a hotel in Jaipur stopped them from checking in on the ground that they hail from different religions.

The incident took place on Saturday morning when the man, a 31-year-old assistant professor based in Udaipur, tried to check into one of Oyo’s SilverKey hotels in Jaipur. “I reached Jaipur on Saturday morning and my friend was supposed to reach later from Delhi,” the assistant professor said.

“I had booked a room for two in the hotel through a travel app. I reached the hotel somewhere around 8-9 am. The receptionist then asked me about the other person who was to check in with me and I gave them my friend’s name, but to my shock I was told that ‘this is a problem. Both of you are from different religions, we can’t check you in’,” the man told The Indian Express.