Bollywood actor gets 7-year jail for rape
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March 31, 2011, Thursday
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AWARD-WINNING Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja was sentenced to seven years in prison yesterday for raping his maid, his lawyer said, in a case that shocked the world's largest film industry.
Ahuja was granted bail in October 2009 and ordered by the court to leave Mumbai, the home of Bollywood, three months after he was arrested on charges of rape, criminal intimidation and wrongful confinement of his maid, who is now 20 years old.
The 37-year-old actor will appeal against the sentence in the Mumbai High Court, lawyer Srikant Shivade said. The trial court was closed to reporters.
Ahuja won a slew of awards for his 2003 debut in the critically acclaimed "Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi." He has maintained his innocence.
In the more than 18 months between arrest and sentencing, Ahuja had been working on a new film.
"Shiney finished shooting for 'The Accident' a while back. But we haven't decided when to release it. That's a marketing and business decision," said Ramkamal Mukherjee, head of corporate communications at Pritish Nandy Communications.
Ahuja is married and has a young daughter.
The sentencing of a movie star in India is rare.
Sanjay Dutt was sent to jail in 2007 under tough anti-terrorist laws for possessing a powerful firearm, while Salman Khan was found guilty in 2006 of shooting an endangered species of antelope.
Ahuja was granted bail in October 2009 and ordered by the court to leave Mumbai, the home of Bollywood, three months after he was arrested on charges of rape, criminal intimidation and wrongful confinement of his maid, who is now 20 years old.
The 37-year-old actor will appeal against the sentence in the Mumbai High Court, lawyer Srikant Shivade said. The trial court was closed to reporters.
Ahuja won a slew of awards for his 2003 debut in the critically acclaimed "Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi." He has maintained his innocence.
In the more than 18 months between arrest and sentencing, Ahuja had been working on a new film.
"Shiney finished shooting for 'The Accident' a while back. But we haven't decided when to release it. That's a marketing and business decision," said Ramkamal Mukherjee, head of corporate communications at Pritish Nandy Communications.
Ahuja is married and has a young daughter.
The sentencing of a movie star in India is rare.
Sanjay Dutt was sent to jail in 2007 under tough anti-terrorist laws for possessing a powerful firearm, while Salman Khan was found guilty in 2006 of shooting an endangered species of antelope.
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