Korean tourist's 850 dollars disappears from Park Street hotel room

A peaceful night in the heart of Kolkata's Park Street turned into a nightmare for a Korean tourist when someone sneaked into his locked hotel room and quietly lifted 850 dollars straight from his hanging trousers. Sangho Jang, a resident of Seoul, had checked into a popular hotel in Mirza Ghalib Street. After dinner and some late-night work, he finally dozed off around 4 a.m., carefully hanging his clothes—with the dollars and important papers tucked inside—on the room's hanger. When he woke up at around 8 a.m. yesterday morning, the position of clothes looked slightly different which makes him suspicious.

A quick check of the pant pocket revealed the shock: the entire $850 was gone, vanished without a trace or sound.The shaken tourist immediately informed the hotel authorities, but got no clear answers. Then finally he reached Park Street police station and filed a formal complaint. Kolkata Police officers are estimating as a classic “insider job” or a well-planned break-in using a duplicate key. Officers glued to hours of CCTV footage, especially from the fourth-floor corridor recordings between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m., looking for any stranger or suspicious staff movement.

They are also questioning night-duty employees and checking who had access to master or duplicate keys. So far, no signs of forced entry have been found, making the theft even more mysterious.For tourists who choose Kolkata for its warmth and safety, this incident is an embarrassing jolt. The Park Street thana officers promised the Korean visitor that quick action and they are hopeful the footage will soon reveal the silent thief. Meanwhile, hotels across the area are quietly tightening night security, reminding everyone that even in the City of Joy, a sleeping guest’s pocket can still become an easy target.