'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' actor arrested in Mumbai for chain-snatching

Actor Miraj Vallabhdas Kapri, who is a TV artist and has played minor roles in many serials like 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah', 'Thapki', and 'Mere Angane Mein', was arrested on Monday on the charges of theft.

According to a report in News 18, Miraj Vallabhadas Kapri was arrested after he took to chain snatching and theft after losing millions to gambling. To repay the debts Miraj along with his friend Vaibhav Babu Jadav started chain snatching on Mumbai streets.

Reports also stated that the police arrested both Miraj and Vaibhav from the area near the Rander Bhesan intersection. Both Miraj and Vaibhav are residents of Junagadh. 

Police officials recovered goods worth Rs 2,54,000 including 3 gold chains, 2 mobiles, and stolen bikes from both the accused. 

Miraj's friend Vaibhav along with whom he had committed several crimes is a builder and the duo was in the habit of cricket betting. The betting addiction led them to lose around Rs 30 lakh after which they took this drastic step. 

Speaking about 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah', the show was recently on the news after an unsatisfied fan voiced his dissatisfaction with the show to director Malav Rajda. 

Some months ago, actor Dilip Joshi had also accepted that the show wasn't maintaining the high standards that it set. "Jab aap quantity dekhte hai, toh kahin na kahin quality suffer hoti hi hai. Pehle weekly hum karte the aur writers ke paas bohot time hota tha. Chaar episode likhe, doosre chaar episode agle mahine shoot karna hai (When you focus on quantity, the quality does suffer somewhere. Initially, it was a weekly show and the writers had a lot of time. With four episodes being shot per month, they had a gap of a month to write the next four episodes.)," he had said in a podcast.