Alia Bhatt's former secretary, Vedika Shetty, has been arrested from Bangalore in a case of fraud amounting to 76 lakh rupees; she had been absconding for five months.
Alia Bhatt: The glamorous world of Bollywood sometimes reveals deep secrets that shock everyone. One such case has come to light from the life of actress Alia Bhatt, where her former secretary, Vedika Shetty, who was very close to her and had been working with her for years, defrauded her of 76 lakh rupees. The Mumbai Police, taking action in this matter, arrested Vedika Shetty, who was absconding, from Bangalore. She had been evading the police for the past 5 months.
How was it revealed?
Vedika Shetty, who looked after Alia's personal and production-related financial matters for years, is accused of embezzling 76 lakh rupees by creating fake bills. This fraud occurred from May 2022 to August 2024, when she repeatedly presented false expenses and had payments transferred to the account of a close friend. Fake signatures of Alia Bhatt were made on the bills, and the payment process was completed very cleverly. When Alia's accounting team noticed discrepancies in the transactions, they conducted an internal audit, which revealed the truth.
FIR registered in January 2025
The case of fraud was registered in the Juhu police station in January of this year. The accused had been absconding since then. Investigations revealed that Vedika had cleverly tried to make all the transactions appear legitimate, but the reality came to light through technical tracing and bank records.
Arrest from Bangalore after five months
After remaining absconding for about five months, the Economic Offences Wing of the Mumbai Police finally arrested Vedika Shetty from Bangalore based on technical surveillance and secret information. She was produced in court, where she was remanded to police custody until July 10.
No statement yet from Alia Bhatt
So far, no official reaction has come from Alia Bhatt or her representatives on this whole matter. It is believed that Vedika Shetty was part of Alia's very close and trusted circle, so this fraud has given the actress an emotional and mental shock.
Alia Bhatt's production house and her first film
Alia Bhatt made her first film, Darlings, under her production house, Eternal Sunshine Productions. In this film, Alia starred alongside Vijay Varma and Shefali Shah in the lead roles. The film was co-produced by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment and was released on Netflix, which received a good response from the audience.
Increasing incidents of fraud in Bollywood
This is not the first time that such financial fraud has happened with a big celebrity. In the past few years, many such cases have come to light with renowned stars, involving their managers, accountants, or close staff. This raises the question of whether the financial security system of film stars is sufficiently b.
Alia is busy with films, but also cautious
Amidst all this, Alia Bhatt is very busy with her upcoming projects. Her next film, Alpha, will be a spy thriller, in which she will be seen with Sharvari Wagh. This film will be released on December 25, 2025. Apart from this, she will also be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Love and War and Farhan Akhtar's Jee Le Zara.
