Man who duped Delhi hotel of ₹23 lakh after posing as UAE govt. official arrested
The Hindu
Mahamed Shareef checked in into The Leela Palace, New Delhi on August 1 last year and fled on November 20 without paying the bills, they said
A man was arrested for allegedly staying at a five-star hotel here for about four months by posing as a functionary of the UAE royal family and fled with an outstanding bill of over ₹23 lakh, police said.
Mahamed Shareef checked in into The Leela Palace, New Delhi on August 1 last year. He was staying in room number 427 for about four months and fled on November 20 without paying the bills, they said.
Besides cheating the hotel of ₹23.46 lakh, he decamped with valuables, including silver bottle holders and the mother of a pearl tray, police said.
Mr. Shareef was apprehended from his residence in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka on January 19, police said.
The accused registered at the hotel by impersonating an important functionary of the “Office of His Highness Sheikh Falah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan” of the UAE government and gave a fake business card, according to the police.
They said that he also provided a UAE resident card on arrival at the hotel.
“It seems the guest purposely gave these cards to create a false image and garner extra trust with an intent to cheat and deceive the hotel at a later stage,” the management of the hotel has said in its complaint to the police.
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