Indian director Mahmood Farooqui convicted of rape

Indian director Mahmood Farooqui has been found guilty of raping a woman at his home in Delhi.

The film-maker, who co-directed 2010 satirical comedy Peepli Lives, is being convicted for sexually assaulting an American student last March.

Farooqui made Peepli Lives with his wife Anusha Rizvi, who last year called the allegation “manipulated” and “false” in a written statement.