'Peepli Live' co-director Mahmood Farooqui sentenced to 7 years in jail on rape charges

A Delhi court today sentenced ' Peepli Live' co-director Mahmood Farooqui to 7 years in prison for raping a 30-year-old US researcher last year.

On Tuesday, the Delhi police sought maximum punishment for Farooqui, as they said the crime brought 'disrepute' to the country.

Farooqui was convicted of the rape charges on September 30th, and taken into custody by the Delhi Police.

The woman, in her 30s, had alleged that Farooqui was drunk when he raped her at his house where she had gone to get his help for her research work last year.

The police had on June 19, 2015, lodged the FIR against Farooqui on the woman's complaint after which he was arrested.

Police had on July 29 last year filed a charge sheet against Farooqui alleging that he had raped the research scholar from Colombia University at his Sukhdev Vihar house in south Delhi on March 28 last year.

The court had on September 9, 2015, started the trial in the case after framing a rape charge against Farooqui.

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