Bollywood music composer Pritam Chakraborty‘s manager filed a complaint with
Malad police
after a staff member allegedly ran away with Rs 40 lakh from their office.
The police have identified the suspect as 32-year-old Ashish Sayal and have formed teams to track him down.
Police stated that the incident happened around 2 PM on February 4 when a production house employee visited Pritam Chakraborty’s
music studio
, Unimus Record Pvt. Ltd., in Goregaon and gave a bag with Rs 40 lakhs in cash to his manager, Vineet Chedda. Sayal, Ahmed Khan, and Kamal Disha were also present.
The manager placed the cash in a trolley bag inside the office and then went to Pritam Chakraborty’s house, located in the same building, to get his signature on some documents.
The manager attempted to contact the suspect, but he did not respond. When the suspect later switched off his phone, Chedda grew suspicious and informed Pritam Chakraborty.
Following Pritam Chakraborty’s advice, the manager went to the police station and filed a complaint. A theft case has been registered, and authorities are working to track the suspect by contacting his relatives and analyzing his mobile phone records.
The investigating officer stated that they are looking into whether the suspect had recently borrowed money, as it might help determine the motive behind the theft.
Confirming the same, a senior official told ETimes that a case has been registered and investigation is currently going on. The recovery of money hasn’t happened as yet. When contacted, Pritam’s spokesperson told ETimes, “Police are investigating. We cannot comment on anything beyond this.”
