Choreographer Jani Master Got Bail: The Telangana High Court on Thursday granted conditional bail to Tollywood choreographer Jani Master in a case of alleged sexual harassment of a junior female colleague. The celebrity choreographer will be released after spending more than a month in jail.
Ranga Reddy district court had earlier granted interim bail to Jani Master on October 3, so that he could attend the 70th National Film Awards ceremony to be held in Delhi on October 8. He was granted bail for four days from October 6.
Award withdrawn from choreographer
Sheikh Jani Basha aka Jani Master was to receive the award for his choreography in the song ‘Megham Karukkatha’ from the film ‘Thiruchitrambalam’. Due to the case being registered under POCSO, the National Film Awards Cell under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had canceled the award. The invitation given to the choreographer for the ceremony was also withdrawn.
What are the allegations against Jani Master?
Last month, a 21-year-old female choreographer had accused Jani Master of sexual harassment. According to the police, the victim alleged that Jani Master sexually exploited her for a long time in 2020 under a project in Mumbai and also threatened her not to tell anyone. The complainant told the police that she came in contact with the choreographer in 2017 and in 2019 she became his assistant.
Raidurgam police of Cyberabad registered an FIR on 15 September. After this the case was registered again at Narsingi police station. A case of rape, criminal intimidation and assault was registered against the accused under sections 376 (2) (n), 506 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code.
Regarding the case, the police said that after recording the statement of the victim, it was found that she was a minor at the time of the crime. Therefore, Section 5(l) r/w 6 of the POCSO Act was also added to the charges. The victim, now 21, alleged that the choreographer sexually assaulted her in several cities including Chennai, Mumbai and Hyderabad.
Cyberabad Police had arrested Jani Master in Goa on September 19 and a Hyderabad court had sent him to judicial custody. The police also interrogated Jani Master for four days.
Have also done choreography for Pushpa Aur Stree 2
Let us tell you that Jani has also choreographed Master Stree 2’s song ‘Aai Nahi’ and Pushpa’s song ‘Srivalli’. Both these songs became popular and the craze for their dance moves was also very high among the people.
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