India, July 9 -- The Mumbai police have arrested the former personal assistant of Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt on charges of embezzling funds. Vedika Prakash Shetty, 32, has been accused of embezzling Rs.76.9 lakh over a period of two years from Bhatt's production house, Eternal Sunshine Productions Private Limited, and her personal accounts.

According to the police, Vedika Prakash Shetty, who had been employed with the company since 2021, was arrested from Bengaluru on Tuesday after being on the run for several months.

She was produced before the Bandra Magistrate Court and remanded to police custody till July 10.

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