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Munna Bhai MBBS Actor Vishal Thakkar Missing for 10 Years; Girlfriend Found Dead
- •Actor Vishal Thakkar, known for Munna Bhai MBBS and Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, mysteriously disappeared in January 2016 after taking Rs 500 from his mother and sending a text to his father.
- •He was last seen on January 1, 2016, at Fountain Hotel on Ghodbunder Road, telling his girlfriend he was meeting a friend in Andheri, and later flagged an autorickshaw towards Andheri.
- •Thakkar's phone was switched off shortly after a New Year's greeting on Facebook at 12:10 pm on January 1, and his bank account showed no activity, leaving investigators with no leads.
- •Three months before his disappearance, Thakkar was accused of rape and assault by his then-girlfriend, a controversy his family believed deeply impacted him.
- •The girlfriend who accused him of rape was later found dead in her Kandivali flat in 2019, with reports suggesting a possible heart attack.
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Vishal Thakkar went missing on January 1, 2016, after leaving his family's residence in Mulund on the night of December 31, 2015, with Rs 500. He was last spotted by his girlfriend around 11:45 am on January 1 near Ghodbunder Road before taking an autorickshaw toward Andheri for a shoot, after which his phone was switched off permanently.
Three months before he went missing, in October 2015, his television actor girlfriend filed a police complaint accusing Vishal of rape and assault. His family stated that the dispute was subsequently settled and the complaint was withdrawn, though police noted his career had declined and he had become depressed over lack of work.
The woman who lodged the rape complaint against Vishal Thakkar was later discovered dead in her Kandivali flat in 2019, with reports pointing to a possible heart attack.
