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Famous South Indian choreographer Sheikh Jani Basha aka Jani Master has been accused of sexual abuse by a 21-year-old girl.
The victim has lodged a zero FIR against Jani at the Cyberabad Raidurgam police station in Telangana. Jani has choreographed many hit songs including the song 'Aai Nahi' from the recently released film 'Stree 2'.
Choreographer Jani (middle) with Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor on the sets of the film 'Stree 2'.
misbehaved even after taking him home The girl alleged that she had worked with Jani on several projects and the choreographer had been exploiting her for the past several months.
The victim said that Jani misbehaved with her while shooting for different projects in Chennai, Mumbai and Hyderabad. He also abused her several times at his home in Hyderabad.
Police started investigation After the girl's complaint, the police have arrested the choreographer. According to The Hindu report, 'A senior police officer has confirmed this news. He said that the investigation of this case is going on.
The matter was first raised by Shikha Goyal, DG of Telangana Women Safety Wing (WSW). It was she who suggested the victim to complain to the police. Jani had earlier gone to jail for six months in 2015 due to a dispute.
Apart from Salman, Jani has worked with many big actors including Rajinikanth.
Jani has also worked with Salman Apart from 'Stree 2', Jaani had choreographed Salman Khan's song in 'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan' and 'Radhe'. Apart from this, he has also worked in recently released films like 'Teri Baatein Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya' and 'Khel Khel Mein'.
Apart from Salman, Jani has so far worked with many big celebs including Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Chiranjeevi, Vijay, Dhanush and Pawan Kalyan.