A man, who poses as the UAE royal family staff, ran off from luxury hotel Leela Palace in New Delhi without settling outstanding bills of over INR 2.3million.

The man, identified as Md Sharif, also reportedly fled with the silverware and a mother-of-pearl tray from the hotel room.

According to the hotel management, Md Sharif stayed at the hotel from August 01 to November 20 last year in room number 427. In the complaint, it stated that Sharif said he lived in UAE and worked with the Office of Sheikh Falah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the royal family of Abu Dhabi.

He produced a fake business card, UAE resident card and other documents which are now being checked, India.com reported.

Police said that to gain the trust of hotel staffers, he told them stories about the life in the Emirates. He also spoke about the royal family to look “influential”.

The report stated that the total bill of the room and other amenities added up to INR 3.5million.

Police said Sharif paid almost Rs 11.5 lakh to stay at the hotel for a longer period but later left without paying a majority of the amount.