SOURCE: Pattaya City News: March 17th 2007

Two Nepalese men drugged and robbed in South Pattaya Hotel. Two suspects arrested.

At the Baiyoke Hotel on the Pratamnuk Road in South Pattaya where Police and rescue workers were called to the location at 4am on Saturday after Hotel staff reported a suspected drugging and robbery of two Nepalese Tourists.

Police Colonel Sutin, the Chief of Pattaya Police attended the incident which saw two Hotel Guests, Mr. Satya Kayastha aged 33 and his traveling companion sent to Hospital in unconscious states. It was suspected they had been drugged, a theory supported by the presence of sleeping tablets on the sideboard.

Suspicions were initially aroused when the two men were seen by the Reception Staff taking two Thai women back to their room.

Less than one hour later the women left the Hotel and appeared to be acting in an unusual manner. They were detained by Hotel Security as they were about to leave in a Black Toyota Vios driven by a friend of the two female suspects, Khun Pisamai aged 30 and Khun Surirat aged 26. Khun Aeg aged 28, the driver of the car was also detained but was later released after Police determined he was unaware of what the two women were up to.

Inside the car, many fake ID cards and a further bag of sleeping tablets matching those found inside the Hotel room occupied by the Nepalese men were found. Items such as Gold necklaces, mobile phones, digital cameras and money were seized as evidence and the two women have been charged and incarcerated pending a court appearance and have also been connected with another case from the Moonlight Hotel in Naklua which took place on 21st October 2006. The two Nepalese victims are recovering in Hospital.

Sounds like a case of mistaken identity here !

The girls probably thought they were Indians.

Naka.