Alia
Bhatt
in
an
advertisement
for
Malabar
Gold
&
Diamonds.
Alia
Bhatt’s
former
secretary
Vedika
Shetty
was
arrested
by
the
Juhu
police
in
Mumbai
for
swindling
Rs
76
lakhs
from
her
production
house,
Eternal
Sunshine
Productions
Pvt
Ltd,
and
her
personal
accounts,
Sunil
Jadhav,
senior
police
inspector,
Juhu
police
station,
told
Rediff.
Shetty
is
alleged
to
have
carried
out
the
swindle
over
two
years,
from
May
2022
to
August
2024.
According
to
a
report
in
the
Mumbai
Mirror
newspaper,
Shetty
was
arrested
in
Bengaluru
and
brought
to
Mumbai
on
a
five-day
transit
remand
by
the
Mumbai
police.
The
matter,
Mumbai
Mirror
report
stated,
came
to
light
when
Alia’s
mother
Soni
Razdan
filed
a
complaint
with
the
Juhu
police
on
January
23,
2025,
following
which
a
case
was
registered
under
sections
316(4)
(Criminal
Breach
of
Trust)
and
318
(4)
(cheating)
of
the
Bharatiya
Nyaya
Sanhita.
A
senior
police
officer
from
the
Juhu
police
station
told
this
correspondent
that
Shetty
was
hiding
most
of
the
time
in
Mangaluru,
her
native
place.
“Shetty
sought
refuge
in
Mangaluru
hoping
her
anticipatory
bail
would
be
accepted
by
the
Bombay
high
court.
She
was
buying
time
as
she
thought
she
would
get
bail
and
avoid
arrest.
The
court,
however,
rejected
her
bail,
leading
to
her
arrest,”
the
police
officer
said.
Shetty
also
told
the
police
that
she
went
to
Rajasthan
on
a
religious
tour
and
was
not
evading
arrest.
As
Alia’s
secretary,
Vedika
was
entrusted
with
significant
financial
responsibilities,
which
she
allegedly
misused
for
personal
gains.
Police
officers
stated
that
Shetty
would
generate
fake
invoices
and
obtain
Alia’s
signature
on
them,
and
would
channel
the
proceeds
of
the
ill-gotten
money
through
her
close
friend’s
account.
However,
it
is
not
clear
at
this
moment
whether
her
friend
was
involved
in
the
crime
as
well.
After
Soni
Razdan
went
to
the
police,
Shetty
went
underground.
She
kept
changing
her
location
as
the
police
was
on
her
trail
for
the
last
six
months.
Initially,
Shetty
went
to
Rajasthan,
then
moved
to
Karnataka,
followed
by
Pune.
The
Mumbai
police
got
hold
of
her
when
she
moved
to
Bengaluru.
Shetty
was
produced
before
a
magistrate’s
court
on
Tuesday
and
was
remanded
to
police
custody
till
July
10.
Eternal
Sunshine
Productions
was
launched
by
Alia
Bhatt
in
2021.
The
company
has
produced
films
like
Darlings
and
Jigra.
Till
the
time
of
filing
this
report
there
has
been
no
official
comment
from
Alia
Bhatt,
Soni
Razdan
or
Eternal
Sunshine
Productions.
On
the
work
front,
Alia
is
busy
shooting
for
her
Spy
Universe
film
Alpha.
The
film
is
likely
to
release
in
December
2025
and
also
stars
Sharvari.
She
will
also
be
seen
with
her
husband
Ranbir
Kapoor
in
another
movie,
Love
and
War.
The
film
is
directed
by
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
and
also
has
Vicky
Kaushal
playing
one
of
the
leads.
