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Tiger Baby Data Theft: Unreleased Footage Missing
26 May
Summary
- Sixty-six hard disks with production material are missing.
- Missing drives contained unreleased footage and work-in-progress content.
- Staffer allegedly sold stolen drives for approximately Rs. 15,000-20,000 each.
Sixty-six hard disks containing vital production material have reportedly been stolen from Tiger Baby Digital LLP, the production company founded by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti. The missing drives, some with storage capacities of up to 72TB, are believed to hold raw shooting footage, edited scenes, and post-production files for various film and OTT projects.
An FIR was filed by an executive assistant at the company after an internal check revealed empty and damaged hard disk boxes. Police have arrested two individuals, including a staffer who allegedly confessed to stealing 24 hard disks over the past five months and selling them for Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 20,000 each.
Investigators are exploring the possibility that some stolen hard disks may have entered the grey market. Efforts are underway to determine if the data was copied, accessed, transferred, or leaked before the disks disappeared. Cyber experts may be consulted to investigate potential online circulation or misuse of the stolen material.
