A 73-year-old businessman has been sentenced to 10 years in jail by a city court for repeatedly raping his neighbour’s 20-year-old maid, who became pregnant and bore him a daughter. Additional Sessions Judge MC Gupta held Ghanshyam Das Nandwani, resident of Ashok Vihar, has been found guilty of raping the girl after his DNA matched with victim’s baby. He was also convicted for threatening the maid of dire consequences if she discloses his acts. The court imposed a fine of Rs30,000 on him.
According to the prosecution, a complaint was lodged on May 24, 2010 that the girl, now 24-year-old, was raped several times by her employer’s neighbour in his house in Ashok Vihar. The incident came to light when the girl started feeling pain in her abdomen and informed her employer who took her to the hospital where doctors informed of her pregnancy.
On being asked by her employer, the girl informed that she was raped by Nandwani, the police said.