Samantha Ruth Prabhu starrer Oo Antava choreographer Ganesh Acharya charged with stalking, harassment, voyeurism - Details inside

Ganesh Acharya, who recently choreographed Allu Arjun and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the popular song Oo Antava from Pushpa, is apparently in a legal soup. As per reports, the Mumbai Police has filed a chargesheet against the choreographer and his assistant.

As per reports, the chargesheet accuses Ganesh of sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism in a case filed by a co-dancer in 2020. Ganesh Acharya and his assistant have been charged under sections 354-a (sexual harassment), 354-c (voyeurism ), 354-d (stalking), 509 (insulting the modesty of any woman), 323 (causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention to commit an offence) of the Indian Penal Code.

According to a report in Hindustan Times, Oshiwara police officer Sandeep Shinde, who investigated the complaint revealed that the charge sheet was filed in the court of a metropolitan magistrate at Andheri.

As per the report, when contacted, the assistant choreographer said she was informed that the chargesheet has been filed. Ganesh Acharya has, on his part, refused to comment on the development, denying the charges and calling them "false and baseless".

As per the chargesheet, in her complaint, the choreographer alleged Ganesh was harassing her after she turned down his sexual advances. She even accused the choreographer of making lewd comments, showing her porn and molesting her. She also stated that he allegedly told her that if she wanted to succeed, she would have to have sex with him in May 2019. Following her refusel, the Indian Film and Television Choreographers Association terminated her membership in six months.

Back in 2020 when the FIR was filed by the Mumbai Police based on the complaint raised by the assistant choreographer, Ganesh's legal team had siad they have filed a defamation case against the woman.