Former maid says victim was in love with Shiney

New Delhi: Even as Shiney Ahuja was remanded to judicial custody till July 2, there's now a new twist to the actor's story.

His former maid has told Network 18 that the girl who's accused Shiney of raping her was actually in love with him.

"Woh ladki boli mera bhi boyfriend par woh gaon gaya aur uski shaadi ho gayi. Usne bola mujhe Shiney se pyaar ho gaya hai. Toh maine bola why? Kyun aise bol rahi hai? Maine bola tum pyaar karti ho toh woh bhi karta hai, toh boli ki bas mujhe uske saath pyaar ho gaya hai, ab main kya karun? (The girl told me that she had a boyfriend earlier who had gone to his village and married someone else. She then said that she had now fallen in love with Shiney Ahuja. I said why are you talking like this? Does he love you too? She said I just love him, what do I do now?)", said Shiney Ahuja's former maid.

"Main bhi itney din se bhaiya (Shiney Ahuja) ko jaanti hun woh aisa nahin kar sakte (I had worked for Shiney Ahuja for a long time and I know that he can't do something like this)", she added.

Meanwhile, Shiney Ahuja's wife, Anupama - who went to meet her husband in jail on Thursday - said, "It felt wonderful seeing him. He looked at me with love and I looked at him with love. We really love each other, and we're waiting for him to come home."

Lawyers say the former maid's testimony could be a ray of hope for Shiney Ahuja as far as getting bail is concerned.

However, the alleged victim's family doesn't buy this theory.

"I want Shiney to be jailed. I am satisfied with the way the police have been handling the case," said the father of the girl who was allegedly raped by the actor.

Shiney Ahuja was arrested on Monday on charges of raping his domestic help and the medical report of the domestic help had confirmed sexual assault.

The actor has now been remanded to judicial custody till July 2. This means that he can now work with his lawyers towards his bail application.

The National Commission of Women Chief Girija Vyas is leaving for Mumbai now where she plans on meeting the alleged victim.