Nepali origin actress MInaxi Thapa killed in Mumbai

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Monday, April 16, 2012 Posted by KhabarSite

Mumbai: She had played a bit part in the 2011 horror film '404' that spooked audiences. But, the uncut tale of small-time actress Meenakshi Thapa’s murder is considerably more unnerving. According to cops, the two advocates-cum-struggling actors, who were arrested by unit IX of Mumbai crime branch on Saturday night, were carrying the severed head of the 26-year-old for two days before throwing it out of a moving bus.

According to crime branch officers, the two accused identified as Amit Jaiswal (36) and Preeti Elvina Surin (26), had killed Thapa after abducting her, and then demanded a ransom of Rs 15 lakh from her family. Cops say Thapa — a Nepalese who settled in Dehradun before moving to Mumbai — had gone missing a month ago from her Lokhandwala residence.

Jaiswal and Surin had come to Mumbai last year and were staying in Virar. The two were advocates from Allahabad and were running a coaching class there. The duo had befriended Thapa at a film shoot. Thapa had told them that she was from a rich family and was working in Bollywood as a hobby. Jaiswal, who was married, was in dire straits when he met Surin. The two had then started the coaching class, which too was unprofitable. When his wife learnt about his affair, he left her and eloped to Mumbai with Surin.