A person – posing as a resident of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and an worker of the Abu Dhabi royal household – has been accused of defrauding the Leela Palace lodge in Delhi $2800 after spending almost 4 months final 12 months; he would have fled with out paying a lot of the whole invoice. The person – recognized as Md. Sharif – was booked on Saturday for impersonation and theft, based mostly on administration’s grievance
In line with a report within the Indian Categorical, police mentioned the suspect stayed on the five-star lodge from August 1 to November 20 final 12 months – when he left with out informing anybody. He additionally allegedly stole silverware and a mother-of-pearl tray from the room.
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The accused allegedly instructed lodge employees that he lived within the UAE and labored for the workplace of Sheikh Falah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the royal household. The FIR reported that Sharif had checked into the lodge with a faux enterprise card, UAE resident card and different authorities paperwork. The room Sharif stayed in together with different facilities contributed €35 lakh, of which he solely paid approx €11.5.
Later in November, Sharif gave a test from €20 to the lodge, however it was bounced on account of inadequate funds, the Indian Categorical reported, citing a senior police official.
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“We do not assume his ID playing cards are real and he’s not associated to the royal household in Abu Dhabi. We’re checking whether or not he has performed this earlier than,” the official mentioned.
At present, the suspect is untraceable, however the Delhi Police are on the hunt.
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