Vaishali Thakkar suicide: Rahul Navlani arrested after dramatic chase, tracking by Indore police

BHOPAL: The Indore police arrested Rahul Navlani, the main accused in the alleged suicide of well-known TV actor Vaishali Thakkar, police officials said, adding that Rahul was on the verge of leaving Indore.

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra told media persons on Thursday that mobile phones and other devices which the accused was using were also seized after he was nabbed on Wednesday after some excellent groundwork by the Indore city police.

On Wednesday afternoon, a reward of Rs 5,000 was announced by the Indore police commissioner for information about Rahul Navlani and his wife Disha, accused of abetting the suicide of Thakkar (29), who was known for her role in serials like ‘Sasural Simar Ka’.

A lookout circular was also issued to all the concerned airports and transit points in the couple’s name.

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The accused couple lived in the neighbourhood of Thakkar, who was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her house in Saibag Colony of Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city on Sunday.

A five-page suicide note was found in the room where Thakkar committed suicide in which she named Rahul Navlani and his wife for harassing her, officials earlier said.

“Police teams were looking for the couple and one such team was able to arrest Rahul Navlani on Wednesday,” Tejaji Nagar police station in-charge R D Kanwa told PTI.

“Rahul was trying to escape from Indore but was nabbed before he could do so,” the official said, adding that he was being questioned over suspicion that rose during the investigation into the case.

Asked whether his wife was also nabbed, Kanwa said he was not aware of it.

State Home Minister Mishra said police were retrieving data from the gadgets seized from the arrested accused. The data will be analysed and action will be taken into the matter accordingly, he added.

The actor’s family members had earlier alleged that Navlani was troubling her since he came to know about her plans to get married, officials said.

A case was registered against Navlani and his wife under Indian Penal Code Section 306 (abetment of suicide), police said.

(with inputs from PTI)