NEW DELHI: A 41-year-old male was detained from Karnataka in connection with a case in which a popular hotel in Sarojini Nagar was cheated out of more than Rs 23 lakh.The suspect was determined as Mahamed Sharif, a local of Karnataka.
Police sources stated that throughout questioning, he exposed that he was a postgraduate and was presently unemployed.
He told us that he was earlier a business person and also went to Dubai, where he worked in real estate and sand company.
His testimony is being confirmed, an officer said.Deputy commissioner of cops (southwest) Manoj C stated they arrested the implicated from Puttur.Over why Sharif impersonated an UAE government functionary at the hotel, he replied that when he went to a foreign country, he had some company connections.
We are checking out whether he had any previous connections with the federal government, the officer said.During even more questioning, he told polices that he had actually previously resided in a number of luxury hotels and had actually paid all costs.
We found that he likewise remained in hotels in Mumbai and Bangalore.
When we asked him why he left from The Leela Palace, he had no answers and told us that he would pay the bill, another officer added.
After leaving the hotel, the implicated went to Karnataka.Cops stated they scanned CCTV video cameras and likewise evaluated his telephone number and found that it was signed up in Karnataka.
The polices raided different locations and captured him.The occurrence emerged when a case was signed up on January 13.
The staff of the hotel told cops that the event taken place last year.The plaintiff declared that a person of their internal visitors stayed in Room No.
127 for over three months.
He then fled after taking hotel valuables (flatware) and without settling the outstanding bills.Police stated the visitor explored the hotel with a fake company card and impersonated a crucial functionary of the government of the United Arab Emirates.
On arrival, he likewise produced a UAE resident card.
It seems the guest deliberately offered these cards to create a false image and gain extra trust with an intent to cheat the hotel, the officer said.The visitor made a few part settlements worth 11.5 lakh in August and September 2022 for space charges.
The total amount owed was still more than Rs 23 lakh.
The investigation even more revealed that he had provided a post-dated cheque worth Rs 20 lakh, which bounced due to insufficient funds.
Later, the hotel staff likewise found belongings missing out on from the room he had actually remained in.