Shiney Ahuja arrested for alleged rapeActor will be produced before a court today
Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja (pictured left) was arrested in Mumbai late on Sunday (June 14, 2009) for allegedly raping his maid, police said.
The 19-year-old maid lodged a complaint with the Oshiwara police station in Andheri (West) on Sunday evening, and police summoned Ahuja for questioning, a police official said.
After medical tests were conducted on both Shiney and the maid, the actor was arrested and investigations are on. Shieny would be produced before a court in Andheri on Monday morning.
The maid had been working at Ahuja's apartment for nearly a year, police said.
Shiney's wife, daughter and parents were away in Delhi at the time of the alleged rape, and only the maid and the actor were present in his apartment.
According to a report, "Ahuja initially denied the crime, but later broke down into tears and confessed that he had raped the maid."
Shiney Ahuja likely to be in police custody for 15 days
Actor booked for rape, wrongful restraint
Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja was on Monday (June 15, 2009) charged with raping his 19-year-old domestic help, threatening to kill her and wrongful restraint and is likely to be in police custody for 15 days, police here said.
The actor has been booked under section 376 (rape), section 339 (wrongful restraint) and section 506 (threatening to kill the victim) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Medical tests were conducted on the actor and the victim early on Monday.
"As of now, he is headed to the court for legal proceedings. But, in any case, he will have to stay here in our custody for at least the next 10-15 days before being sent to the jail," a police official told IANS.
The domestic help lodged a complaint with the Oshiwara police station in Andheri (West) on Sunday evening and police summoned Ahuja for questioning.
The 36-year-old actor, who has featured in films like "Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi", “Hijack” and "Gangster", has admitted to having a "physical relationship" with the woman, police said.
The actor is reportedly separated from his wife and lives alone in Mumbai. He has a daughter.
