Fast track for Shiney Ahuja Case - Girija Vyas

National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Girija Vyas on Friday urged the Maharashtra government to try the case of Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja - accused of raping his teenaged domestic help - in a fast track court. Speaking to media persons in Mumbai shortly after her arrival here on Friday afternoon, Vyas said this was necessary in the interest of quick justice to both parties in the case. "Moreover, in such cases, prolonged trial could result in the victim and witnesses being influenced or pressurised," Vyas pointed out.

She said if quick justice can be rendered through a fast track court, it is good for the victim and also for the accused - if he is proved innocent. The NCW chairperson has come to Mumbai to meet the victim who alleges she was raped by Shiney and lodged a complaint against him last Sunday. Vyas also expressed her willingness to meet Shiney's wife Anupam. The victim's parents, who live in Kokbaan village in neighbouring Raigad district, also arrived in the city on Friday morning to meet the NCW chief.