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Shiney sent to judicial custody till July 2

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, accused of raping his young domestic help, was on Thursday sent to judicial custody till July 2 by a local court which refused to extend his three-day police remand, observing that his further interrogation was not required in the case.

Ahuja’s lawyer Srikant Shivade said he might approach a Sessions court on Friday seeking bail for the actor, which means Ahuja would have to spend a night in Arthur Road Jail here.

The prosecution sought police custody of the 35-year-old actor for three more days as they were awaiting his and the victim’s medical and forensic reports. Ahuja was arrested on June 14 for allegedly raping his maid at his residence on Sunday in suburban Oshiwara.

The actor complained that he was being handcuffed while being produced in the court and that it was hurting his hands. The magistrate warned the police not to do so again.

Ahuja looked happy to see his wife in the court and whispered to her, “Things will be fine.”

The police said “the actor’s urine and blood samples have been taken and we need to probe if the actor was under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the incident”. The police, who had earlier stated that the maid was 18 years old, said on Thursday that she is 20 as per the school certificate obtained from her native place Roha in nearby Raigad district. – PTI

Special Correspondent adds from New Delhi: A team of the National Commission for Women (NCW) is visiting Mumbai on Friday to speak to the domestic help and see what can be done to help her. The three-member team, led by NCW Chief Girija Vyas, will also talk to police and the administration to assess the protection given to the victim. The other members are Yasmin Abrar of the NCW and Yogesh Mehta, NCW’s law officer.

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