Vaishali Thakkar’s ex-bf Rahul Navlani presented in court, remanded to 4 days police custody

INDORE: A local magistrate’s court in Indore remanded Tv actor Vaishali Thakkar’s former boyfriend Rahul Navlani to four days police custody.

The Indore police anticipating law and order problems and other security issues wanted to seek his remand via video conferencing, however the court insisted on Navlani’s physical presence in the court.

The cops had to present Navlani in person after the court insisted and he was taken to the court of Jayashree Aryaman Mehra with additional security.

The prosecution prayed for a 10-day police remand for further investigation in the case, but the court granted the Indore city police 4 days police custody or police remand.

Rahul was arrested by the Indore police while he was trying to flee the city on Wednesday evening.

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.

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.