Impersonator apprehended after he racks up Rs 23 lakh Five Star Hotel bill and flees

An impersonator fakes his identity and presents himself as an official of the United Arab Emirates Government , was caught by Police after he allegedly duped a Five Star Hotel in the National Capital by fleeing without paying the outstanding bill worth Rs 23 lakhs.

Man impersonating as UAE government official arrested for allegedly defrauding a hotel in national capital

According to Police the man stayed in Leela Hotel Palace for three months last year and presented a fake business card. He has been identified as Mahamed Sharif , and he hails from Karnataka’s Dakshin Kannada.

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FIR filed on January 14, 2023

General Manager of the Hotel Anupam Das Gupta filed FIR on January 14 this year at Sarojini Nagar Police after Mahamed Sharif fled with hotel valuables without settling the outstanding bill and caused huge loss to the Hotel worth Rs 23,46,413.

The Police said,

"A case under sections 419/420/380 IPC was registered at PS Sarojini Nagar on the complaint of Anupam Das Gupta who alleged that he is the General Manager of The Leela Hotel Palace, Sarojini Nagar, Delhi and the accused person namely Mahamed Sharif stayed at The Leela Palace, New Delhi from 1st August 2022 and he ran off from the hotel on 20th November 2022 with hotel valuables and without settling his outstanding bills,"

Impersonator caught on January 19 from his Native Dakshin Kannada District

Delhi Police formed the team based on the complaint to nab Sharif, who was apprehended on January 19 from Dakshin Kannada and was produced before the court.

Police stated , that the accused checked into the hotel with a fake business card and impersonated himself as an important functionary of the Government of United Arab Emirates (office of His Highness Sheikh Falah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan).

Further Police stated,

"He also gave a resident card of the United Arab Emirates on his arrival on 1st August 2022. After staying for about 3.5 months, the accused fled from the hotel with hotel valuables and submitted a post-dated cheque worth INR 20 Lakhs, but due to insufficient funds the cheque bounced which clearly signified his malafide intentions and a clear intent to deceive the hotel authorities,"

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