Mahmood Farooqui, the co-director of the much-admired movie
Peepli Live has been found guilty of rape and been sentenced to seven years in
jail. He was also ordered to pay to pay a fine of Rs 50,000.
Mr Farooqui was charged with the rape of a 35-year-old woman
from Columbia University who was in India for research work for her doctoral
thesis. The lady in question is said to be an American national.
Farooqui, who also specializes in the art of Urdu
storytelling called Dastangoi, was on July 30 convicted of raping the American
woman at his Sukhdev Vihar residence last year. The filmmaker, who at the time
of the conviction was out on bail, was taken into custody soon after the court
found him guilty.
The crime dates back to March 28, 2015, when Mr Farooqui
invited the victim for dinner at his house.
As per news, the lady in question reached the director's
house at 9 pm on that date and found him very intoxicated. He asked her to go
to his office in the other room. He is said to have later forced himself on
her.
Seemingly, during the trial, the American researcher stood
by her complaint and reiterated that Mr Farooqui raped her. He is said to have
denied the charge and claimed that he was falsely implicated.
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