High drama witnessed at Sector 26 restaurant

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 2

High drama was witnessed at AB’s restaurant in Sector 26 here after a bailiff, who along with the property owner, had arrived there to serve court orders for vacating the property was locked inside the hotel by the staff on Wednesday.

Sources said there was a dispute between Vijay Kumar, owner of the SCO, and Capt Mohanbir Singh, who is the tenant, following which the court had decided to get the premises vacated from the tenant.

Bailiff Rajeev Kumar, along with the owner of the SCO, reached the hotel to execute the orders, when the hotel staff locked them from outside. The hotel staff also pulled down the shutters of the hotel.

The police were informed about the incident following which a police team from the Sector 26 police station rushed to the spot. After sometime, the police managed to get the locks open. A case under Section 342 , IPC, has been registered against hotel manager Jatinder.

Capt Mohanbir Singh, who owns the chain of Hot Millions restaurant, said the allegations levelled against his staff members are false as nobody was locked inside the restaurant.

Singh said after bailiff and Vijay Kumar reached the restaurant they were made to sit inside, but a few minutes later a group of labourers also reached the restaurant.

“My employees had no idea why the labourers were called and to stop them from entering inside, shutters were put down,” he said.

Singh said only the front entry of the hotel was locked and the rear door was open and anyone could have left from there.