Peepli Live co-director Mahmood Farooqui convicted for raping US researcher
30 July 2016 8:36 PM GMT
The woman had alleged that Farooqui was drunk when he raped her at his house.
Mahmood Farooqui
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday convicted Peepli Live co-director Mahmood Farooqui of raping a 30-year-old US researcher last year.
Farooqui, who was out on bail, was taken into custody immediately after the pronouncement of the judgement. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain held Farooqui guilty of offence under section 376 (punishment of rape) of the IPC. The court fixed the matter for hearing arguments on the sentence on August 2.
The offence of rape entails a minimum of seven years rigorous jail and a maximum of imprisonment for life. The woman had alleged that Farooqui was drunk when he raped her at his house.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle with agency inputs )
Next Story
