'Lock them up in a room': The Nithin Kamath prank that had Zerodha staff crying

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Nithin Kamath on Sunday shared a video from more than a decade ago, showcasing a prank he orchestrated at the Zerodha office in Bengaluru..

The year was 2014, and Kamath decided to test the mettle of his employees with a staged police raid that seemed all too real...

"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," the Zerodha co-founder and CEO said...

The prank unfolded as actors, convincingly dressed as police officers, stormed into the Zerodha headquarters brandishing a fake high court order..

The prank was captured on video, which began with a message from Kamath explaining the intention behind the mock raidto observe how the team would handle extreme stress and, admittedly, to have some fun...

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