An argument with hotel staffers over an alleged unpaid bill landed a 26-year-old Thane resident in the ICU. Sagar Nichal had visited Skyline Terrace Hotel in Upvan with his friend and was allegedly beaten up by the owner and his associates on Saturday night. Sagar has been admitted to Jupiter Hospital and had to undergo an operation for scalp injury. No arrest has been made in the case so far.

Prathmesh Rajput, an eyewitness, said, “I was taking a ride near Upvan on Saturday night when I saw some people beating up my friend Sagar. I tried to intervene but some of the people also grabbed me. At first, they were beating him with bare hands but then one of them picked up an iron rod and hit him on the head while another hit both him and me with a beer bottle.”