Rs 40 lakh cash stolen from music composer Pritam Chakraborty's Mumbai office, FIR filed: Report
Mumbai: A staff working at music director Pritam Chakraborty's office in Mumbai allegedly stole cash worth Rs 40 lakh, prompting Chakraborty to file a police complaint.
The cops have identified 32-year-old Ashish Sayal as the accused and have formed teams to track him down. The incident was reported by the composer's manager who informed authorities immediately, as reported by News18 on Sunday.
The robbery took place on February 4 around 2:00 p.m. at Pritam Chakraborty’s music studio, Unimus Record Pvt. Ltd, which is located in Goregaon. Pritam Chakraborty's manager Vineet Chedda received a bag containing Rs 40 lakh in cash from a production house representative on the day of the incident. He allegedly kept the case in the trolley bag and went to Chakraborty's house in the same building. Sayal, Ahmed Khan, and Kamal Disha were reportedly present at the studio.
After Chedda returned, he found that the trolley bag containing the cash had disappeared. Upon inquiry, he was told that Sayal was delivering the bag to Chakraborty's residence. When he attempted to contact the suspect, the latter's phone was switched off.
“On the music composer’s advice, he approached the police station and lodged a complaint. A case of theft has been registered, and we are trying to trace the suspect. We are reaching out to his relatives and also working on leads through his mobile phone’s call data record," the publication quoted an officer as saying.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
