A businessman alleged to have left a four-star hotel room without paying his lodging bill was arrested by Kirulapone Police on May 14.
He is a resident of Dematagoda, police said.The suspect had booked the hotel room a few days ago and had stayed there for four days indulging in luxurious facilities and left the place on the fifth day
Hotel sources said that the room bill amounted to Rs. 248,000.
He was arrested by police by acting on the footage of the CCTV camera of the hotel. The suspect was produced before the Colombo Magistrate's Court on May 15. Investigations are continuing.