Choreographer Shaik Jani Basha, popularly known as Jani Master, has been arrested in Goa by the Special Operation Team (SOT) of Cyberabad police on Thursday (September 19, 2024). The accused is being brought to Hyderabad and is likely to reach in the early hours of September 20.
This comes four days after the Narsingi police of the Cyberabad Commissionerate booked the man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act following allegations of sexual assault by a woman.
According to Cyberabad SOT DCP Srinivas, Jani was arrested on Thursday morning. “He was produced in the local court and is being brought to Hyderabad on a transit warrant,” the official said. Following this, the police will take him into custody for further questioning.
Elaborating on the arrest, the official said , two teams were formed who traced Jani to a lodge in Goa. Human intelligence and technical evidence were used to track him, he added.
The case came to light after a 21-year-old choreographer alleged that Jani had been harassing and sexually assaulted her over the past six years since she started working alongside him. Since then the issue has been garnering attention and support from different bodies, including the Telangana Women’s Commission, Movie Artists Association (MAA) and others.
Published - September 19, 2024 01:05 pm IST
