Choreographer Jani Master granted interim bail

Hyderabad: Tollywood choreographer Jani Master alias Shaik Jani Basha was granted interim bail on Thursday by the Rangareddy court at Upparapally in connection with allegations of sexual harassment.

Judge Harsha granted the bail from 9.10 am of October 6 till 10.30 am of October 10, with the condition that he should surrender in court by 10.30 am on October 10. The bail, granted with certain conditions, allowed Jani Master to attend the 70th National Film Awards ceremony after his counsel filed a request petition at the court.

Jani Master was arrested by Narsingi police following a complaint filed by a woman from Madhya Pradesh, alleging sexual assault while working as his assistant choreographer. He was initially remanded to 14 days, which expired on October 3. The court also directed counsel of Jani Master to submit two sureties of `2 lakh each.

Jani Master will receive his national award for best choreography for his work in the Tamil film ‘Thiruchitrambalam’. He will share this honour with Satish Krishnan master and the ceremony will take place on October 8. Narsingi police received the order late in the afternoon, police confirmed.