Mumbai:
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A woman who worked as domestic help for actor Shiney Ahuja has denied in court that the actor raped her.
The 18-year-old says her aunt bullied her into accusing Ahuja of rape in June, 2009. In her police complaint, she said Ahuja dragged her to the bedroom and forced himself upon her.
The police says that the domestic help's latest statement contradicts what investigations have revealed. A preliminary medical check-up hours after the alleged rape showed she had been sexually violated. A detailed medical report from Nagpada Hospital showed injuries on her private parts. And a DNA test confirmed that the semen found on her matched Shiney's.
The actor spent three months in jail. In his bail application, he said that if any sex he had, it was consensual.
The public prosecutor says that the domestic help has been declared a hostile witness, and the trial will continue. Medical reports and the statements of other witnesses will serve as evidence.
Ahuja's wife has argued consistently that the actor has been framed and that the rape case was an extortion attempt.
A woman who worked as domestic help for actor Shiney Ahuja has denied in court that the actor raped her.
The 18-year-old says her aunt bullied her into accusing Ahuja of rape in June, 2009. In her police complaint, she said Ahuja dragged her to the bedroom and forced himself upon her.
The police says that the domestic help's latest statement contradicts what investigations have revealed. A preliminary medical check-up hours after the alleged rape showed she had been sexually violated. A detailed medical report from Nagpada Hospital showed injuries on her private parts. And a DNA test confirmed that the semen found on her matched Shiney's.
The actor spent three months in jail. In his bail application, he said that if any sex he had, it was consensual.
The public prosecutor says that the domestic help has been declared a hostile witness, and the trial will continue. Medical reports and the statements of other witnesses will serve as evidence.
Ahuja's wife has argued consistently that the actor has been framed and that the rape case was an extortion attempt.