Pakistani man arrested in Indonesia for dining at luxury restaurant with fake receipts

Indonesian police arrested a Pakistani national for using fake bank transfer receipts to pay for several million-rupee meals at a high-end restaurant in Bali.

A restaurant in Bali's Badung area, popular with foreign tourists, lost around 30 million Indonesian rupiah (approximately 512,000 PKR) due to a 32-year-old Pakistani man using fake payment receipts.

Without disclosing the suspect’s identity, Mengwi district's Police Chief Commissioner revealed that the tourist's fraudulent activity continued for three months, from April 16 to June 7. 

"The offender ordered multiple meals and sent evidence of fictitious payment transfers to his victim," he said.

The restaurant employee became suspicious after receiving a large food order on Friday. The order, placed by the alleged perpetrator, included a variety of dishes and ten bottles of beer.

The suspect presented a fake transfer receipt for over IDR1 million in the name of Vikas Chahal, according to the police official.

The employee informed the owner of the restaurant, who issued instructions to comply with the order.

The restaurant owner instructed the employee to verify the order history linked to the name on the fake transfer receipt. This revealed that the Pakistani national had placed orders 38 times, resulting in losses of approximately IDR29.8 million for the restaurant.

"It is true that there is proof of [the] date of transfer to the business account of PT Conscious Food Collective in the name of Vikas, but after checking, it was found that no money has entered the business account," senior police official said.

The National Operation Team of Mengwi Police apprehended the Pakistani national from a guest house located in Batu Bolong area of ​​north Kuta.

'The offender ordered food 38 times and provided fake transfer receipts 32 times before eating the food himself,' the local police said.

The Pakistani tourist was booked under Section 378 of the Penal Code for cheating, which carries a maximum jail term of five years.