2 min readMumbaiUpdated: May 26, 2026 05:32 PM IST
The Mumbai police on Monday arrested two men, including an employee of Bollywood filmmakers Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti’s production company, for allegedly stealing 66 hard discs worth Rs 13 lakh from their Bandra office.
The suspects have been identified as Mohammad Khan, 28, who worked as an office boy at Tiger Baby Digital LLP for the past seven years, and Ritesh Shah, 48, who purchased the stolen property.
The two accused have told the police they wanted to resell only the hard discs and were not interested in their content. The hard discs had shooting videos that the production house shot for films, OTTs, and advertisements.
An officer stated that they are working to determine thewhereabouts of the hard discs.“Theaccused are currently in our custody, and we are questioning them to find out where the harddiscsare and to whom they were sold. We expect to have more clarity in a few days,” the officer added.
According to the police, the theft at the Bandra office, where 11 employees worked, was discovered on May 21 when an employee asked Khan to retrieve a specific hard disc. The production house stored shooting footage on hard discs kept in a cupboard in their Bandra office.
Khan replied that he could not find it. When the employee checked the cupboard, they found some partially burnt boxes and noticed that the hard discs were missing. However, there were no burn marks on the cupboard, suggesting that the boxes had been removed and set on fire elsewhere.
Given the suspicions, an audit was conducted in the office, which revealed that 66 hard discs were missing.
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The Bandra police registered a First Information Report (FIR) on Sunday based on a complaint from an executive assistant at the office, where 11 employees worked. The police launched an investigation and interviewed the housekeeping staff.
During interrogation, Khan admitted to stealing some of the hard discs and selling them to Ritesh, leading to their arrests.The two have been remanded in police custody until May 29, according to an officer.
