Mahamed Sharif, who is accused of posing as a UAE government official and duping Leela Hotel of over Rs 20 lakhs, was grilled for three hours by the officials of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Special Cell on Sunday after he was granted two-day police custody by a court.
The accused identified as Mahamed Sharif (41) was arrested in Karnataka on January 19. He fled without paying his outstanding bill worth over Rs 20 lakhs to the hotel.
Cyber south district police station officials said that the accused was identified as Himanshu Gautam, a resident of Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh, and a case under IPC section 420 was registered against him on January 10.
Officials of Noida Police on Friday busted an interstate racket and arrested two persons, accused of duping people hefty sums in the lure of admissions to the MBBS course, police said.
Officials said that they received complaints from victims from Haridwar and other parts of the country, on the basis of which a raid was conducted and nabbed the four suspects.
The editor of a local publication was booked for allegedly duping people by claiming he would come out with a compilation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme speeches, said Mumbai Police on Saturday.
After the allegations were put against the builder firms for allegedly duping the investors, a Delhi court directed the police to register two FIRs against the firms.