Alia bhatt: Former personal assistant Vedika Shetty of Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt has been arrested by the police from Bangalore on charges of cheating ₹ 77 lakh. Shetty is alleged to have rigged Alia’s production company Eternal Sunshine Productions Private Limited and manipulated millions of rupees from her private accounts. On Tuesday, Juhu police detained him from Bangalore and produced him in the Bandra Magistrate Court, where he was sent to police custody till 10 July.

It is being told that Vedika Shetty was working in Alia’s company since the year 2021. The scam was revealed when Alia’s mother Soni Razdan lodged a police complaint. After this, the police registered an FIR in January and started investigating.

Fraud through fake bills

Police investigation revealed that Vedika Shetty gave Alia Bhatt several fake invoices, which she himself signed. These invoices were made in the name of Eternal Sunshine Productions, a large amount was transferred to the account of a friend of Vedika.

Money put back in your account from friend’s account

Investigating officials said that Vedika transferred the money to her friend’s bank account and later the money was returned to her own personal account. Police say that this entire plan was done carefully so that the transaction could not be traced.

There was a long time absconding

Juhu police say that Shetty was constantly changing her hideouts to avoid arrest. Eventually, with the help of technical surveillance and location tracking, the police arrested him from Bangalore. According to officials, Shetty’s arrest was also necessary because she was not cooperating in the police investigation.

Inquiry continues for money recovery

Police said that Vedika’s friend whose money was transferred to the account, could not take any personal benefit from this money. Now the police is making a thorough inquiries with both Vedika and her friend so that ₹ 76.9 lakhs can be recovered.