Hotel receptionist who stole £32k and sent it all to his relatives in India walks free

A thief who helped himself to £32,000 while working in one of London’s most luxurious hotels walked free from court. Ali Arslan, 20, abused the refund system while working in reception at the five star Lanesborough Hotel in Knightsbridge, where rooms cost up to £1,250 a night. Arslan claimed he sent the money back to his relatives in India and is unable to pay back a penny to his employers in compensation, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard. Ellen Alexander, prosecuting, said…