The man identified as Mahamed Sharif fled with hotel valuables and without settling his outstanding bills causing a huge loss to the hotel worth Rs 23,46,413
The police were immediately alerted after which a dog squad and Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) rushed to the spot and evacuated people from the hotel.
In April, the board of debt-ridden Hotel Leela had floated an ordinary resolution for sale of its assets to Canadian investment firm Brookfield for Rs 3,950 crore