Mumbai, March 30 :Relying on circumstantial evidence, a fast-track court today convicted Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja for raping his maid and sentenced him to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) although the victim had turned hostile during the trial.
The actor was also fined Rs 3,000 by Sessions Judge P M Chouhan.
However, Ahuja was acquitted of the charges of criminal intimidation and wrongful confinement, Public Prosecutor Kashinath Dighe told reporters who were not allowed in the court as the proceedings were in-camera.
Convicting the accused, the court said it had considered circumstantial evidence — the DNA report was positive, the hymen was torn, there were blood marks on victim’s clothes, semen was found on quilt and curtains and Shiney’s hand bore scratch marks of the victim.
–Agencies