‘Evil’ tradie sexually attacked woman in Sydney home after blaming wife

A “very evil” Sydney electrician raped a 75-year-old woman in her own home after blaming his wife for not having sex with him, then called his wife to give evidence in his defence.

Amol Vijay Dhumal, 45, was found guilty by jury verdict of sexual intercourse without consent in September, after attacking the elderly woman in her Mount Colah home in 2024.

Dhumal was one of three subcontractors sent to the woman’s home to install solar panels on the morning of April 22, 2024.
At the end of the day, Dhumal asked the woman, “Who live with you?”
“I live alone,” the woman replied.
Dhumal said she reminded him of his mother and grabbed her in a bear hug, trying to kiss her. She told him to leave, and Dhumal left with his colleague.

Two days later, Dhumal returned to the home to fix an issue with the power. He questioned the woman about her children and whether they visited often.

“I’m satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that Mr Dhumal asked those questions to ascertain the extent to which he would be detected raping the victim in the minutes that followed,” Judge Craig Everson SC said.

Dhumal said his wife never had sex with him and again grabbed the woman, trying to drag her into the bedroom.

“You’ve got to be kidding,” the woman said.

Dhumal then raped the woman in her lounge room, injuring her.

The woman was too distressed to attend court when Dhumal was sentenced last week. In a victim impact statement, she said she had been “not living, but only existing” during the 601 days since the attack.

“This is the most torturous tragedy of my life … I’m in prison in my own home,” she said.

She described how she had withdrawn from volunteer work and community life and now lived in fear in the home where she had raised her children.

“This home is supposed to give me security, peace and lasting good memories, but now it is a horror tragic place to live,” she wrote.

“I now bolt all the windows and doors and feel so alarmed that someone knows I live alone – and will just come in again and harm me.”

Despite comments he made before the attack, Dhumal asked his wife, Gauri, to write letters of support to the court. She appeared at his sentencing and said she accepted the verdict but did not want to discuss the case.

“My husband is loving and respectful,” she told the court.

The court heard Dhumal was remorseless, and Judge Everson said it was “ludicrous” to suggest he posed no risk of reoffending.

His victim described him as “that very evil person who has a very evil mind, evil heart, an evil and filthy mouth and his evil action that has inflicted this horrendous [trauma] in my life”.

After the attack, Dhumal told authorities the woman had fabricated the allegation because he did not answer a phone call from her.

“The fact that he denies the offence and shows no remorse suggests to me that he is at risk of reoffending, at the very least because he’s not able to grasp what properly involves consent,” Judge Everson said.

Dhumal was sentenced to five years in prison, with parole eligibility from April 2030. He was found guilty by jury on September 24, 2025, and has since lodged an appeal. He will remain in custody until the appeal is determined.