Pritam Chakraborty theft case: Police arrest workplace boy; get better stolen money |

Mumbai Police has arrested the workplace boy of music composer Pritam Chakraborty in reference to a theft case registered by Malad Police. Officers confirmed on Friday that money stolen through the incident has been recovered from the accused.
Malad Police acknowledged that Pritam Chakraborty’s workplace boy fled with ₹40 lakh in money from his workplace. An official acknowledged that the police have recovered 95 p.c of the stolen cash.
The accused, recognized as Ashish Sayal (32), was arrested in reference to the theft case involving music composer Pritam Chakraborty. He had been employed as an workplace boy at Pritam’s studio for 9 years.On February 4, Ashish Sayal allegedly stole a bag containing Rs 40 lakh from Pritam Chakraborty’s studio, pretending he was delivering it to the composer’s residence earlier than fleeing. Police sources revealed that the studio, situated on the Goregaon-Mulund Hyperlink Highway, had obtained the money from producer Madhu Mantena for a enterprise transaction.
Chakraborty’s supervisor, Vinit Chheda, had positioned the bag within the workplace within the presence of Sayal and different employees members. When he returned, the bag was lacking. The employees knowledgeable him that Sayal had taken it, claiming he was on his method to ship it to Chakraborty’s residence.
Chheda promptly knowledgeable Pritam Chakraborty in regards to the incident. Initially, the music director trusted that Sayal would return, given his years of service. Nonetheless, after ready in a single day with no signal of Sayal, Chakraborty directed his supervisor to lodge a police criticism.
Sayal allegedly escaped with the cash, prompting the police to launch a manhunt. A group led by PSI Tushar Sukhdeve, underneath the steering of DCP Anand Bhoite (Zone 11), Senior Inspector Vijaykumar Panhale, and Inspector Sanjay Bedwal, made a number of makes an attempt to find him. He was finally tracked down and arrested in Samba district, Jammu & Kashmir, on Wednesday. Sayal was dropped at Mumbai early as we speak on a transit remand.