Ganesh Acharya, the well-known choreographer, who choreographed Allu Arjun and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the hit Pushpa song Oo Antava and garnered a lot of accolades, is in legal trouble. The Mumbai Police has filed a charge sheet against the dance master and his assistant, according to reports. 

As per a police officer, Acharya has been accused of sexual harassment, stalking, and voyeurism in a case filed by a co-dancer in 2020.  

As reported by Hindustan Times, the charge sheet was submitted in the court of a metropolitan magistrate concerned in Andheri, according to Oshiwara police officer Sandeep Shinde, who is investigating the case.  

Ganesh Acharya and his assistant have been charged under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 323 (causing hurt), 354-a (sexual harassment), 354-c (voyeurism), 354-d (stalking), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 506 (criminal intimidation), 509 (insulting the modesty of a woman), and 34 (common intention to commit an offense). 

In her complaint, an assistant choreographer has accused Acharya of harassing her after she declined his sexual advances. He has been accused of making obscene remarks, showing her a pornographic film, and molestation. Six months later after she refused to cooperate with him, her membership was terminated by the Indian Film and Television Choreographers Association. When she spoke up against Acharya's activities at a meeting in 2020, the choreographer's assistants assaulted her.

Talking about the same, the woman revealed, "The female assistants beat me up, abused me and defamed me after which I went to the police who refused to lodge a complaint and merely registered a non-cognizable case. Then I contacted a lawyer to take the matter further".

While Acharya hasn't yet commented on the development, his lawyer, Ravi Suryavanshi, stated that the police hasn't informed them about the charge sheet. He said, "I don’t have the charge sheet so I cannot say anything, but all the sections in the FIR were bailable".

On the career front, Ganesh Acharya has choreographed many hit songs featuring popular stars. He has also appeared in several music videos and acted in films too. For his choreography in the songs Hawan Kund from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Gori Tu Lath Mar from Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, he got the National Film Award for Best Choreography.

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