Popular choreographer Shaik Jani Basha, known as Jani Master, was arrested in Goa by the Telangana police. A sexual assault case was registered against him by a woman choreographer who had worked with Jani Master on several films. The Narsingi police booked him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The victim alleged that Jani Master had harassed and sexually assaulted her over the past six years. Jani Master was later granted bail and the case is currently in court. This episode shook not only the Telugu film industry but the entire nation. A few choreographers came out in support of Jani Master.
