Disgusting: Netizens Fume As Rape Accused Jani Master Granted Bail For National Award Ceremony

Jani Master Out On Bail: The choreographer was granted interim bail by a city court in order to attend the National Award ceremony. He was arrested last month for allegedly raping a minor while working with her. He filed a bail plea to attend the ceremony which was granted. However, this has left netizens fuming.

Jani Master's bail plea accepted leaves netizens furious 

Jani Master's bail plea being accepted has invited the wrath of social media users. Netizens have alleged that the National Award jury should be more accountable and needs to distance itself from a rape accused. They also argued that awarding someone who is assaulted with sexual assault with send a bad message in society and would be detrimental to the victim.

The post made it to a sub on Reddit called Bolly Blinds and Gossip. Netizens commented, “We should also be shaming the jury who thought it was okay to have a national award associated with such a person. Sexual Assault and murder should require stripping the person of all its titles and privileges.” Another user mentioned, “Disgusting and sooo disappointed. Money and clout is stronger than law/order/morality in India.” A user also argued, "His award should be cancelled".

However, a user even defended him by saying, “The judiciary isn’t giving him the award. Bail is everyone’s right. Maybe the bail given to him wasn’t right. But the courts never asked anyone to give him the national award.”

Why was Jani Master granted interim bail? 

A city court has granted interim bail to cinema choreographer Jani Master, who was arrested last month for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman who worked with him. The court on Thursday granted interim bail to Jani Master, whose real name is Shaik Jani Basha, from October 6 to October 10, after he filed the bail application to attend the National Film Awards ceremony, scheduled in Delhi next week.

He has been directed to appear before the court on October 10, a police official said. Jani Master was apprehended in Goa by the Cyberabad police on September 19 and brought to Hyderabad and produced before a city court which had remanded him to 14-day judicial custody. The woman, who worked as Jani Master's assistant choreographer, in a complaint with the police, had alleged that Jani Master had sexually assaulted her in 2020 during a work trip to Mumbai and continued sexual harassment and also threatened her not to disclose it to anyone.

(With inputs from PTI)