Superstar's driver held for raping' celebrity's maid
Mumbai: A reigning superstar's driver allegedly raped a Bollywood celebrity's minor maid after promising her work at the actor's bungalow in Bandra (West) last week. The police arrested the accused, Rajendra Gautam alias Pintu Mishra (34), in the case on Wednesday.
He had befriended the 17- year- old, who used to work as a maid with a Bollywood actress, on the pretext of getting her a better job with a superstar. Made her quit her job and then took her to a Nallasopara hotel, where he raped her.
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's driver was arrested by the Bandra police yesterday for raping a minor. The 17- yearold survivor used to work as a maid at the house of a Bollywood actress. The accused, Rajendrakumar Gautam alias Pintu Mishra (34), a resident of Asalpha in Andheri (East), allegedly befriended the survivor on the pretext of offering her a job and then lured her to a hotel in Nallasopara, where he raped her.
According to the Bandra police, the 17- year- old had come to Mumbai five months ago from her hometown, Latur, where her mother stays. She got a job as a maid in the house of the actress.
Gautam spotted her somewhere and decided that he wanted to meet her at any cost. Gautam managed to get hold of the girl's number through a common friend and called her up on June 18. He said he could get her a good job, where she would get a high salary and work with a superstar. The girl and Gautam then started speaking to each other regularly and he even took her to Shah Rukh's bungalow once. In the course of their conversations, Gautam convinced the survivor to quit her job, which she did on June 20.
Officials said she then came to meet Gautam, who had promised to take her to his home in Nallasopara, despite not having a house there. They spent some time in Bandra and left for Nallasopara in the afternoon. Gautam took the girl to a hotel and when she asked why they weren't going to his house, he said his family was home and they wouldn't let her in.
Officials said Gautam raped her the same night and threatened her with dire consequences if she spoke of the incident. Devastated, and with nowhere to go, the girl came back to Mumbai on June 21. She gathered some courage and filed a complaint against Gautam yesterday. "The girl was inconsolable and traumatised. She has no one here in Mumbai and is the only earning member of her family. She has now decided to move back to her home in Latur with her mother," said an officer from the Bandra police station.
Gautam was arrested in the afternoon and has been charged under Section 376 (Rape) of the IPC. He will be produced in the Sessions Court today.
A source close to Shah Rukh Khan said, "The driver arrested has nothing to do with SRK or his family. He has driven the car for the kids on a few occasions. Otherwise, he drives one of the vehicles that are part of Khan's convoy."
A driver who works for Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was on Wednesday arrested for allegedly raping yesteryear actor Sangeeta Bijlani's servant.
Thirty-five-year-old Rajendra Gautam alias Pintu Mishra is stationed in Khan's palatial residence Mannat and is entrusted with the responsibility of ferrying the actor's children between home and school. He managed to obtain the victim's phone number via a friend. The victim hails from Latur in Maharashtra and works as a domestic help in film actor Sangeeta Bijlani's house.
Rajendra reportedly lured the 17-year-old girl to getting a job for her at Shah Rukh's house or any other celebrity and committed the offence at a hotel in Nalasopara area of the metrolpolis.
The Bandra Police arrested Rajendra and booked him under various sections of IPC he will be produced before Bandra court on Thursday.
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