Hotel staff attacked for delayed service, one killed

Kolkata: Enraged at the delay in
serving food at a hotel in West
Bengal's West Midnapore district, a
group of tourists from Odisha
attacked the hotel staff, killing one
and injuring four others. 35 people
have been arrested, police said
today.
"A bus of tourists from Odisha, who
had come on a picnic to Belda,
attacked the hotel staff following a
heated argument late on Monday
night.. Anil Kar was killed in the fight
while three others have been
hospitalised with serious injuries,"
said an officer of Belda police station.
"We have arrested 35 people from
the picnic party. The body of the
victim has been sent for post-
mortem," said the officer.
The incident happened at Belda,
which is around 160 kilometres from
Kolkata.
"The picnic party came late into the
night to our hotel and demanded
food. We were about to close but on
their insistence, we agreed. Serving
over 40 people at a time is not easy
and naturally there was some delay,"
said Amit Kar, brother of the victim
and also a hotel employee.
"Later, they started abusing us for
the delay which eventually led to an
argument. Around 20 of them then
attacked us. While my brother died
on the spot, three from the staff are
battling for their lives," he added.