Popular Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja has been charged with raping, detaining and threatening his 19-year-old his domestic help and has been remanded into police custody.
The 36-year-old actor has been booked under Section 376 (rape), Section 346 (wrongful restraint) and Section 506 (threat to kill) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). If the charges are proved, they attract a minimum jail term of seven years. Shiney Ahuja, who appeared in court at 1.30 pm, was escorted into a police van with a black cloth around his head.
Ahuja has also admitted to having a physical relationship with the domestic help out of mutual consent. However he has reportedly said that he could have commited the crime in a drunken state.
Meanwhile, Shiney Ahuja's publicity manager Dale Bhagwagar sent out a press release asking the media to exercise restraint.
Shiney Ahuja, a critically acclaimed actor has been known to be somewhat temperamental. His strained relationship with his co-stars has often been a subject of popular gossip. The star was recently in the news for shooting an intimate scene with Soha Ali Khan for their forthcoming film Accident.
Shiney Ahuja is a much-married man and is also the father to a year-old child.
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The 36-year-old actor has been booked under Section 376 (rape), Section 346 (wrongful restraint) and Section 506 (threat to kill) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). If the charges are proved, they attract a minimum jail term of seven years. Shiney Ahuja, who appeared in court at 1.30 pm, was escorted into a police van with a black cloth around his head.
Ahuja has also admitted to having a physical relationship with the domestic help out of mutual consent. However he has reportedly said that he could have commited the crime in a drunken state.
Meanwhile, Shiney Ahuja's publicity manager Dale Bhagwagar sent out a press release asking the media to exercise restraint.
Shiney Ahuja, a critically acclaimed actor has been known to be somewhat temperamental. His strained relationship with his co-stars has often been a subject of popular gossip. The star was recently in the news for shooting an intimate scene with Soha Ali Khan for their forthcoming film Accident.
Shiney Ahuja is a much-married man and is also the father to a year-old child.
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