The bill numbers clearly indicate that the payments were made on the same date, one after another. In effect, Laloo Yadav paid more than Rs 10 lakh in cash to the hotel.
"We had to take our payments. He wanted to pay in cash so we had no problems with it," Manager, Ashoka Hotel, Vinod Sharma said.
It's worth mentioning that none of the two receipts have the PAN number written on them. That's when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made it compulsory that PAN numbers be specified for payments made over Rs 50,000. The RBI has specifically done this to check black money.
Now, the question that arises is why and how did Lalu Prasad make a payment of Rs 10 lakh in cash without giving his PAN number.
But, this can best be answered by Lalu himself or perhaps the Ashoka Hotel management.
"Laluji is a famous person, so there was no need to take his PAN number. And if it is required then I'll ask him and am sure he'll give it," Sharma said.
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