A hotelier was booked for abusing man with casteist remarks. The Navi Mumbai police in Maharashtra have registered a case against a 60-year-old hotelier for abusing a person with casteist remarks, an official told news agency PTI on Friday.

According to the official from Sagri police station, accused Sudhakar N Hegde of Koparkhairane had in 2016 borrowed Rs 25 lakh from the complainant for his hotel business assuring a 10 per cent interest every month. However, Hegde stopped making any payment after some time, the complainant said, reported PTI.