Shiney to be tried in Fast-track court!

According to the latest development in the rape case against Shiney Ahuja, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan announced that the actor will be tried in a fast-track court. At a press conference held here on Friday, while Chavan declared Shiney's trial, the National Commission of Women (NCW) stated that medical reports confirmed rape.
Chavan said, "As per the state government's policy in such matters, we shall provide full financial assistance and all other support to enable the victim rehabilitate herself." He added that the formalities to transfer the case to a fast-track court would be completed soon.

Meanwhile, a three-member NCW team met the victim, along with the actor's wife Anupam (who has been strongly defending him), police and investigating officials and senior state government officials, commission chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters at the conference.

"Medical evidences and other records we have seen confirm that the victim has been raped. Now, the law will take its own course," Vyas said.

Vyas said that transferring the case to a fast-track court was necessary in the interest of quick justice to both parties. "Moreover, in such cases, prolonged trial could lead to the victim and witnesses being influenced or pressurised," Vyas mentioned.

She also pointed out that if quick justice can be rendered through a fast-track court, it would be good for the victim and also for the accused if he is proved innocent.

The victim's parents, who live in Kokbaan village in neighbouring Raigad district, also arrived to meet the NCW team in South Mumbai.

Shiney has been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 376 (rape), 346 (wrongful restraint) and 506 (threat to kill), among others. The actor is now lodged in the Arthur Road Jail in South Mumbai.

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