Shiney Ahuja Raped 18yrs Girl shahini ahuja Shiney Ahuja Arrested Shiney Ahuja Sent For 3 Days Police Custody
DAY - 1, Sunday
Shockwaves surged through tinsel town on Monday after news spread that Bollywood star Shiney Ahuja (of Gangster, Life in a Metro and Woh Lamhe fame) has been arrested for raping an 18-year-old domestic help in his house.
The actor was arrested by Oshiwara police on Monday morning after a medical examination of his domestic help confirmed sexual assault.
Additional Commissioner of Police Amitabh Gupta said the 18-year-old girl (name withheld) who was working as a domestic help in Ahuja's house for the last one and half months had approached the Oshiwara police on Sunday night, accusing Ahuja of rape.
"She approached the Oshiwara police at around 7 pm and told the police that Ahuja had raped her. Initially the police could not believe that Ahuja could have done something like that. But after preliminary medical tests conducted on the girl in Nagpada police hospital late on Sunday night confirmed sexual assault, Ahuja was arrested," Gupta said, adding that the actor was detained for questioning on Sunday night during which he "broke down into tears and confessed that he had raped the maid."
Though police authorities remained tight-lipped about the incident, a source said the maid in her police complaint stated that on Sunday evening between 3-5 PM, when Ahuja's wife Anupam, and two-year-old daughter were not at home, suddenly the actor grabbed her from behind, dragged her to his bedroom, gagged her and raped her.
"The complainant told the police that she was traumatized after the incident and went to her relatives' place who along with the girl then approached the police station," said According to DCP Niket Kaushik, adding that Ahuja will be produced before a magistrate's court in Andheri later today.
The actor has been booked under Section 376 of Indian penal Code (IPC) for rape, but later the charge of threatening to kill Sec 506 - was added, the police said.
If found guilty, Ahuja will face minimum seven years in prison.
DAY - 2, Monday
Shiney Ahuja will spend the next three days in police custody.
The actor has been accused of raping his domestic help on Sunday afternoon.
Magistrate P K Choudhury set the next hearing for Thursday, June 18.
Ahuja was represented by his lawyer Shrikant Shivade. The clearly dazed actor did not speak in court and stood silently observing the proceedings. He wore a yellow T-shirt and grey jeans. He was barefoot like accused are required to be.
Three cases -- Section 342 (wrongful confinement), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 376 (rape) have been registed against the actor.