A 21-year-old girl has accused Telugu choreographer Sheikh Jani Basha, popularly known as Jani Master, of sexual harassment several times. Cyberabad Raidurgam police, acting on the allegations, registered a zero FIR against the man. The woman alleged that she had worked with Jani on several projects and he had been sexually harassing her for the past few months. The victim said that he sexually harassed her several times while shooting together in various cities including Chennai, Mumbai and Hyderabad. She told the police that Jani also exploited her at his home in Narsingi, Hyderabad.
Jani Master raped 21-year-old girl
Cyberabad police have registered a case of sexual harassment against choreographer Jani Master. Cyberabad’s Raidurgam police have registered a zero FIR against choreographer Sheikh Jani Basha, popularly known as Jani Master, after allegations of sexual harassment and are continuing the investigation in the case. A case has been registered against Jani Master at Raidurgam police station under sections 376 (rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 323 (causing hurt) of the IPC. The senior police officer confirmed the news and said that the matter is being thoroughly investigated. He said, ‘Since the woman is a resident of Narsingi, the matter has been handed over to the police there and further investigation will be done.’
Who is famous choreographer Jani Master
The matter was first raised before Shikha Goyal, Director General of Women Safety Wing (WSW) of Telangana, who advised the victim to register a case with the police. She said, ‘I advised her to initiate an internal investigation under the Sexual Harassment Prevention (PoSH) Act and since the allegations also include criminal charges, she was also asked to register a case with the Law and Order Police.’ Let us tell you that Jani Master is a choreographer of Telugu films. He has also choreographed many great songs in Kannada cinema. In Bollywood, he has choreographed ‘Photocopy’ from the movie ‘Jai Ho’, ‘Teri Baton Mein Aisa Ulza Jiya’ title track, ‘Laal Peeli Ankhiyan’ and ‘Aaj Ki Raat’ and ‘Aayi Nayi’ from ‘Stree 2’.