Last Updated: January 17, 2023, 16:05 IST
On November 20 final yr, round 1 pm, the person fled from the lodge with valuables, a senior police official stated
He, in addition to dishonest the lodge of Rs 23.46 lakh in excellent payments, additionally decamped with valuables, together with silver bottle holders and a mom of pearl tray, police stated
Police are on the lookout for a person who stayed at a Delhi five-star lodge for 4 months by posing as a senior functionary of the UAE royal household and fled with out paying payments value greater than Rs 23 lakh, officers stated on Tuesday.
The accused, Mahamed Shareef, had checked into the Leela Palace-New Delhi on August 1 final yr. He was staying in room quantity 427 and fled from the lodge on November 20, they stated.
He, in addition to dishonest the lodge of Rs 23.46 lakh in excellent payments, additionally decamped with valuables, together with silver bottle holders and a mom of pearl tray, police stated.
Shareef checked into the lodge by impersonating an essential functionary of the UAE authorities’s ‘Office of His Highness Sheikh Falah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan’ and giving a pretend enterprise card, in accordance to police. They stated that he additionally gave a UAE resident card on arrival on the lodge.
“It appears the visitor purposely gave these playing cards to create a false picture and garner additional belief with an intent to cheat and deceive the lodge at a later stage,” the hotel management said in its complaint.
“The guest had also made a few part settlements in the month of August and September 2022 worth 11.5 lakhs for room charges, the total outstanding still stands at Rs 23,48,413 against which he had issued a post-dated cheque worth Rs 20 lakhs due for November 21, 2022 which was duly submitted to our bank on September 22, 2022, but due to insufficient funds the cheque bounced,” it stated.
On November 20 final yr, round 1 pm, the person fled from the lodge with valuables, a senior police official stated.
The complainant stated, “This appears to be utterly pre-planned since we have been below the impression that by November 22, 2022, the lodge will get the dues cleared by the cheque he had submitted.” This clearly signifies that “Mr. Shareef had malafide intentions and a clear intent to deceive hotel authorities. This is a clear case of theft, cheating and fraud against The Leela Palace, New Delhi,” the criticism said.
Footage from CCTV cameras, put in inside and outdoors the lodge’s premises, is being checked to verify Shareef’s actions, the official stated.
“Multiple groups have been shaped to hint the accused man. We haven’t been in a position to set up his occupation but and are working to collect his private particulars. We have put his telephone quantity on surveillance to get his final location,” he stated.
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