It was reported on April 18, 2012, that the headless body of Bollywood actress Meenakshi Thapa was found in a septic tank in Allahabad.

According to the police, two people have been arrested regarding the murder, efforts are ongoing to find the head, which the accused claim, was severed after the murder to prevent identification of the deceased. See photos.
The Times of India reported, 'The murder accused Amit Jaiswal and Preeti Sarin have confessed to killing Thapa lured by ransom.'

'The accused claimed they had dumped the body in the tank a month ago after strangulating 26-year-old Meenakshi, and therefore, the corpse was now 'in a semi-decomposed state', Yadav said. 'We believe it to be Meenakshi Thapa's body on the basis of alleged killers' statement,' the police officer said.'

'The duo first befriended Thapa noting her high profile lifestyle and then brought her to Allahabad under the pretext of fixing a meeting with a Bhojpuri producer. Later, she was abducted by Jaiswal and Sarin, police said.'

'The accused, who have dabbled with some modelling assignments as well, called up Thapa's mother in Dehradun demanding Rs. 1,50,000 as ransom to let her off. However, the parents could cough up only Rs. 60,000. It was then that the duo decided to kill Thapa, police said.

'According to police, the duo strangled the actress a.