Zerodha co-founder and CEO Nithin Kamath has shared a decade-old video of him planning a fake police raid at the company's Bengaluru office, causing a frenzy among employees.
The video, which is over 10 minutes long, was shared by Kamath on social media platforms Instagram and X on Sunday. The video was originally posted on the company's official YouTube channel around a decade ago.
“This prank we ran over 10 years ago,” he wrote, sharing the video.
This prank we ran over 10 years ago.😬 pic.twitter.com/sgwGq2KkUW
— Nithin Kamath (@Nithin0dha) January 28, 2024
It features Kamath orchestrating a fake police raid to test the employees' resilience under extreme stress at the office.
“We carried out a fake police raid in our office to see how the team reacts to extreme stress and to have some fun, of course,” Kamath said at the start of the video.
A few technicians can be seen setting up hidden cameras in the office premises to capture every moment of the prank. Kamath even hired a few artists to impersonate police officers who stormed the company's office carrying a fabricated order from the Bombay High Court.
Soon after, the fake police officials can be seen entering the company's Bengaluru office and disrupting work to round up employees. Some of the employees can be seen resisting the 'raid' and attempting to comprehend its purpose.
In the video, the officials can be seen accompanied by reporters as they demanded the arrest of the staff members, claiming their involvement in financial fraud.
While employees were informed that Kamath was out for a meeting, the fake cops alleged that he was "absconding”.
As it progresses, the video shows employees being herded into a room and temporarily locked as they await the return of Kamath, who made a surprise entry.
As the elaborate prank unfolded, several employees were left shocked, while some were in tears.
The video has received over three lakh views on X and numerous comments.
“How many are still with Zerodha? Would be interesting to make another video with the remaining employees,” a user wrote.
Another wrote, "Joyful working at the workplace creates the best of teams. Without leaps of imagination, we lose the excitement of possibilities."
A third user said, "Hilarious... in hindsight.. anything could have gone wrong.. luckily nothing did.. pulled it off beautifully."
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
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