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‘We unreservedly apologise to the guest involved’ – Hotel where Virat Kohli is staying issues apology, says full investigation will take place

After Virat Kohli had put out a video of a stranger who had barged into his room, the hotel where he was lodged at responded with a message saying that the person behind the fiasco has been abdicated. The former India skipper had shown how a staffer from the hotel had gained access to his room and had recorded it via a camera from a smartphone.

The hotel gave out the message that the video had been removed as soon as it came to the notice of the hotel. Kohli put out a video on social media which was posted on another social media app by a user whose identity could not be known with a caption ‘King Kohli’s hotel room’ the short video which was doing the rounds shows Kohli’s hotel room where he was put up.

Here is the official statement from the Hotel, “The safety and privacy of our guests is our number one priority, and we are incredibly disappointed this incident has occurred. We unreservedly apologise to the guest involved and will continue to take the necessary steps to ensure this remains an isolated incident,” Crown said in a statement.

“We have zero tolerance for this behaviour, and it falls well below the standards we set for our team members and contractors. “Crown has taken immediate steps to rectify the issue. The individuals involved have been stood down and removed from the Crown account, and the original video was swiftly removed from the social media platform,” it added. “Crown is conducting an investigation with the third-party contractor and will take any further steps necessary to ensure an incident of this nature does not happen again.

“We are also cooperating with the Indian Cricket team and the Cricket Governing body to convey our apologies and will continue to work with them as we progress the investigation,” the statement added.

“I understand that fans get very happy and excited seeing their favourite players and get excited to meet them and I’ve always appreciated that,” Kohli wrote on Instagram, while also posting the video taken by the unidentified fan.

“But this video here is appalling and it’s made me feel very paranoid about my privacy. If I cannot have privacy in my own hotel room, then where can I really expect any personal space at all?? I’m NOT okay with this kind of fanaticism and absolute invasion of privacy. Please respect people’s privacy and not treat them as a commodity for entertainment,” Kohli added.