Vishal Thakkar has done bit roles in films like Munnabhai MBBS, Tango Charlie and Chandni Bar. (Image: Facebook)
Vishal Thakkar, Bollywood and TV actor has been arrested for allegedly raping a television actress, police said. A case was earlier registered against actor Vishal Thakkar under relevant sections of rape and other offences on Saturday in Charkop police station.
The victim, an actress who has worked in several TV serials, has alleged that the accused raped her in his house, police said, without divulging further details.
An FIR has been registered against the actor under IPC sections 376 (rape), 420 (cheating), 323, 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) and 506 (criminal intimidation), they said. The actor has not yet been arrested.
Vishal was seen doing a role in the famous comedy show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah and Thakkar has also done small roles in movies like Tango Charlie and Chandni Bar. He rose to prominence as a suicidal boy in Sanjay Dutt Starrer Munnabhai MBBS.