Staffer booked for stealing Rs 40 lakhs from composer Pritam Chakraborty’s office

Police said the incidental occurred astir 2pm connected February 4 erstwhile a idiosyncratic moving with a accumulation location went to Chakraborty’s euphony studio, Unimus Record Pvt. Ltd., successful Goregaon and handed implicit a container containing Rs 40 lakhs successful currency to his manager Vineet Chedda. Along with Sayal, Ahmed Khan and Kamal Disha were besides contiguous astatine the studio.

“The manager, who took the cash, kept it successful a trolley container successful the bureau and subsequently went to Chakraborty’s house, which is successful the aforesaid building, to get his signature connected immoderate documents,” an serviceman said.

However, upon returning, Chedda noticed that the trolley bag, successful which helium had kept the cash, was missing. He initially inquired with different staffers, who alleged that Sayal had near with the container nether the pretext of taking it to Chakraborty’s residence.

Police said the manager past tried contacting the suspect, but helium did not answer. Later, erstwhile helium switched disconnected his mobile phone, Chedda suspected thing was amiss, and helium informed Chakraborty.

“On the euphony composer’s advice, helium approached the constabulary presumption and lodged a complaint. A lawsuit of theft has been registered, and we are trying to hint the suspect. We are reaching retired to his relatives and besides moving connected leads done his mobile phone’s telephone information record,” an serviceman said.

“We are besides trying to recognize whether helium had precocious asked anyone for money, arsenic that could assistance america find the crushed for the theft,” said a constabulary serviceman investigating the case.