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| Curry bill settled after 13 years | Curry bill settled after 13 years |
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| An unpaid £10 bill for a curry served 13 years ago has been settled after the restaurant owner was tracked down. | An unpaid £10 bill for a curry served 13 years ago has been settled after the restaurant owner was tracked down. |
| The customer confessed to police in Swansea that he had walked out without paying and included three £20 notes asking officers to pass them on. | The customer confessed to police in Swansea that he had walked out without paying and included three £20 notes asking officers to pass them on. |
| But the restaurateur had moved away and police spent nearly five months trying to track him down. | But the restaurateur had moved away and police spent nearly five months trying to track him down. |
| Samsul Bari, 44, who now likes in Pembroke said: "I really appreciate his honesty." | Samsul Bari, 44, who now likes in Pembroke said: "I really appreciate his honesty." |
| Officers at Cockett Police Station put out an appeal to track down the owner of the restaurant described in the letter they received in March this year. | |
| Whoever sent the letter had remembered the location of the venue but not its name. | Whoever sent the letter had remembered the location of the venue but not its name. |
| But police were able to narrow it down to one establishment, the Seaview Tandoori. | But police were able to narrow it down to one establishment, the Seaview Tandoori. |
| 'Legal owner' | 'Legal owner' |
| However, this was demolished several years ago to make way for flats. | However, this was demolished several years ago to make way for flats. |
| Mr Bari said the first he knew of the mystery letter was when a friend rang to tell him of the police appeal. | Mr Bari said the first he knew of the mystery letter was when a friend rang to tell him of the police appeal. |
| He said: "He said 'I'm sure this is your one'. But at the time, the police did not put out the name of the restaurant." | He said: "He said 'I'm sure this is your one'. But at the time, the police did not put out the name of the restaurant." |
| I was quite surprised because 13 years is quite long time ago for someone to realise they have made a mistake and realise they have done the wrong thing Samsul Bari | |
| Mr Bari said one of his nephews rang the police to say he thought they were talking about the restaurant owned by his family. | Mr Bari said one of his nephews rang the police to say he thought they were talking about the restaurant owned by his family. |
| "I contacted the police and said I was the legal owner. I went there and showed them my identification and they gave me the money." | "I contacted the police and said I was the legal owner. I went there and showed them my identification and they gave me the money." |
| Mr Bari, who came to the UK from Bangladesh in 1978, opened his first restaurant on Swansea's Kingsway in 1985. | |
| He moved to Mumbles in 1991 and opened his latest business, the Monsoon Indian Takeaway in Pembroke, in 2001. | He moved to Mumbles in 1991 and opened his latest business, the Monsoon Indian Takeaway in Pembroke, in 2001. |
| He said: "I was quite surprised because 13 years is quite long time ago for someone to realise they have made a mistake and realise they have done the wrong thing. " | He said: "I was quite surprised because 13 years is quite long time ago for someone to realise they have made a mistake and realise they have done the wrong thing. " |
| But Mr Bari said he does not remember who the customer was. | But Mr Bari said he does not remember who the customer was. |
| "I was in the kitchen. I was not serving that day. Even if I did remember, it's quite a long time ago." | "I was in the kitchen. I was not serving that day. Even if I did remember, it's quite a long time ago." |