Bollywood
actor
Shiney
Ahuja,
who
is
accused
of
raping
his
house
maid,
has
taken
legal
action
against
a
Micromax
mobile
phone
advertisement,
which
takes
a
dig
at
the
scandal.
The
Bollywood
star's
publicist
Dale
Bhagwagar
has
said
that
the
advertisement
amounts
to
willful
character
assassination.
The
Micromax
Mobile
ad
was
rolled
out
last
week
for
the
Diwali
festive
season.
The
'Bai'
commercial
shows
a
girl
saying
Shiney
bought
her
a
new
'Bling'.
Another
girl
says
he
bought
her
one
too.
Immediately,
a
phone
rings
and
a
maid
is
shown
possessing
the
same
handset
and
saying,
“What?
Sahab
bought
me
one."
"As
we
know,
Shiney
had
challenged
his
conviction
and
the
Bombay
High
Court
has
admitted
his
appeal,
which
is
currently
pending
hearing.
For
the
mobile
company
to
air
such
a
commercial
influencing
public
opinion
when
Shiney's
appeal
is
pending
hearing,
is
equivalent
to
contempt
of
court," the
PTI
quotes
Shiney's
publicist
as
saying.
However
in
March
2010,
Shiney
Ahuja
was
sentenced
to
seven
years
prison
by
a
sessions
court
in
Mumbai
for
raping
his
maid
in
2009.
But
the
actor
moved
Mumbai
High
Court
for
justice
and
he
was
released
on
bail
by
the
high
court.