Break-in at Pritam’s Goregaon West studio – Rs 40 Lakh stolen in shocking incident!

New Delhi: After the recent attempted robbery at Saif Ali Khan’s house, Bollywood stars have been walking on eggshells. In yet another shocking incident, Music composer Pritam Chakraborty became a target for a burglary. The most intriguing part? It is being said that an office boy employed at the musician’s studio is accused of the crime.

On February 5, a case regarding the incident was registered at the Malad police station. The office boy, Ashish Sayal has been booked under Section 306 for allegedly running away with a bag containing Rs 40 lakh. Here is what happened.

Music director Pritam’s studio robbed

According to the official FIR, Pritam’s studio, Unimus Record Private Limited on the  Goregaon-Mulund Link Road was robbed on February 4, 2025. The report states that the cash was from producer Madhu Mantena for work-related purposes. Pritam’s manager, Vinit Chheda put away the bag in a drawer in the presence of staff members, Ashish Sayal, Ahmad Khan, and Kamal Disha. It was around 10:30 PM that Vinit Chheda discovered that the bag was missing.

According to Ahmad Khan, Ashish Sayal had taken the bag from the drawer, saying he was going to Pritam’s house to deliver it. Following up on this, Vinit found Ashish’s phone to be switched off. The staff members and Vinit went on to search the vicinity of the building but failed to locate him.

Working with the music director for seven years, Pritam initially believed that Ashish would return, however, he approached the police when there was no response. On behalf of Pritam, his manager filed a complaint against the accused. The police registered a case and launched a search operation for the stolen bag that reportedly contained 8,000 notes of Rs 500. There are no further developments on the case so far.