Alia Bhatt's former assistant arrested for alleged fraud of Rs 7.6 million

Alia Bhatt's former personal assistant, Vedika Prakash Shetty, has been arrested by the Mumbai Police for allegedly cheating the Bollywood actor and embezzling money from her production company's account.

According to the police, Shetty, who was arrested in Bengaluru, had been working as a secretary for Bhatt's company, Eternal Sunshine Productions Pvt. Ltd. Due to her position, she was given access to and authority over the office's financial matters. The police said Shetty embezzled more than Rs 7.7 million (Dh329,387.9 approximately) from the company's account between August 2022 and 2024.

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As per the police, the complaint was filed by the actor's mother Soni Bhatt earlier this year at Mumbai's Juhu Police Station. A case was registered against Shetty on January 23, 2025, under sections 316(4) and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Indian penal code.

Meanwhile, Bhatt is busy filming her upcoming movie, Alpha, directed by Shiv Rawail and produced by Yash Raj Films. The movie is scheduled for release on December 25. She is also working on Love and War with Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.