Delhi: Man, posing as UAE govt official, flees Hotel Leela Palace without paying Rs 23 lakh bill
India TV NewsDelhi: A man, impersonating as the United Arab Emirates government functionary, stayed at Hotel Leela Palace in the Sarojini Nagar area for three months and fled without settling his outstanding bill of more than Rs 23 lakh. Mahamed Sharif stayed at the hotel from August 1, 2022, till November 20, and fled without settling a bill of Rs 23,46,413, as per hotel staff. "The man 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 INR 23,48,413 against which he had issued us a post-dated cheque worth INR 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," read the FIR. "On November 20, 2022 around 1 p.m, the man fled with hotel valuables and this seems to be completely pre-planned since we were under the impression that by November 22, 2022 hotel will get the dues cleared through the cheque he had submitted," read the FIR.
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