Mumbai, Feb. 22 -- The Malad police have arrested Ashish Sayyal, the office boy of musician Pritam Chakraborty, for stealing money from his studio. Ashish, who worked at the studio, is accused of stealing a bag containing Rs 40 lakh on February 4 and fleeing. According to reports, the police have recovered 95 per cent of the stolen money. The police have recovered Rs 36.91 lakh, a laptop and an iPhone from the accused. The accused has been brought to Mumbai on transit remand.

According to media reports, after the theft, the accused changed several autos and walked for about 10 hours to mislead the police. The police examined more than 200 CCTV footage for eight days and nights and finally tracked him down. The police found out that he ha...