Rape case: Police questions choreographer Jani Master in Hyderabad IANS Updated: September 20th, 2024, 12:44 IST in Entertainment 0 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on WhatsApp Share on Linkedin Hyderabad: Cyberabad police were questioning celebrity choreographer Jani Master at an undisclosed location here Friday after he was brought from Goa where he was arrested for alleged sexual assault on a junior female choreographer. Jani Master alias Sheik Jani Basha was apprehended and produced in Goa Thursday. After obtaining a transit warrant from a local court, the police shifted him to Hyderabad.
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Subsequently, the case was re-registered at Narsingi Police Station The accused was booked for rape, criminal intimidation and assault under sections 376 (2) (n), 506 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rajendranagar zone) Ch. Srinivas said on recording the victim’.