India, July 9 -- The Mumbai Police have arrested Vedika Prakash Shetty, the former personal assistant of actor Alia Bhatt on fraud charges.

She has been accused of embezzling Rs.76.90 lakhs over a period of two years from Alia Bhatt's production company, Eternal Sunshine Productions Private Limited, and her personal accounts.

Shetty, who had been employed with the company since 2021, was arrested on Tuesday in Bengaluru after being on the run. She was produced before the Bandra Magistrate Court and remanded to police custody until July 10.

According to the Juhu Police, an FIR was registered against Shetty in January following a complaint by Bhatt's mother, Soni Razdan.

Officers said that Shetty had submitted several fake invoices to B...