Mumbai, Jun 16 (PTI) The medical report of the domestic help, who accused actor Shiney Ahuja of rape, showed she had been sexually assaulted and forensic experts searched his house in an attempt to find additional evidence against him.
“We have received the medical report of the victim and it has corroborated with what the victim has alleged against the actor in the FIR,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Niket Kaushik told PTI.
When contacted, Ahuja’s lawyer Srikant Shivde told PTI “I do not want to comment on either the medical report or the allegation of rape. We will wait until the chargesheet is filed”.
The police arrested Ahuja after preliminary medical tests on the girl confirmed sexual assault.
A forensic team visited the actor’s house in suburban Oshiwara, where the alleged offence was committed, to try and obtain more evidence from the spot. The house was sealed by the police later.
The police would also to send clothes worn by the actor and the victim on the day of the incident to the Forensic Science Laboratory for tests.
Ahuja, arrested yesterday, is in police custody till June 18 for allegedly raping the domestic help at his residence while they were alone at home.
The actor, who was kept at the Andheri police lockup, was brought to Oshiwara police station today for interrogation, police officials said. PTI