Shiney Ahuja, fallen Bollywood star, jailed for raping maid

Bollywood star sentenced to seven years in prison as actor Arshad Warsi accuses Indian courts of 'targeting actors'A Bollywood star has been convicted of rape in a judgment that activists say shows effective punishment of sexual violence to women in India is possible.Shiney Ahuja, 38, was sentenced to seven years in prison by a court in Mumbai, India's commercial and cinematic centre. He had been accused of raping a woman working as a maid, 18 at the time of the offence, in his flat two years ago.Rape investigations in India rarely result in a trial let alone a conviction. The famous and the powerful also often escape charges or can either intimidate or bribe their way to freedom. "It is very important that people with money and clout don't get away with it. This is very significant,"

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