'Ghazal' Srinivas arrested on charges of sexual harassment

Ghazal singer and peace activist Ghazal Srinivas was arrested on Tuesday on charges of sexually assaulting a young woman.

According to the police, the victim complained against Srinivas for sexually and mentally harassing him.

The victim is learned to be working as a radio jockey in a Web radio at Punjagutta in Hyderabad. According to the reports, Ghazal Srinivas is running a web radio Aalaya Vani. A woman named Kumari is working as program head in that web radio. She complained to police against him stating that he had been harassing her for more than a year and even submitted proofs.

Following the complaint, the police conducted an initial investigation and arrested Ghazal Srinivas. Further details are awaited.