Ram Ratan Negi, employed with the hotel on Delhi-Meerut road, was shot dead yesterday. The incident took place when half a dozen youth came to have food at the hotel's restaurant, the district police spokesperson said.
The group paid their bill after the meal but dispute rose between the two parties over alleged non-payment of two chapatis.
Negi, a resident of Lohagarh area of Garhwal in Uttarakhand, was shot dead on the spot by one of the youth in the tussle after which the group escaped, they said.
A search operation was launched to nab the culprits, police added.