India, Oct. 25 -- Sachin Sanghvi, a 45-year-old music composer, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a 29-year-old female singer after promising her work in a music album. Sanghvi, part of the famous composer duo Sachin-Jugar and best known for the music of films like Thamma and Stree 2, was granted bail by the metropolitan magistrate's court later in the day, police officers aware of the matter told Hindustan Times.

The singer, a resident of Vile Parle East, told the police that Sanghvi contacted her in February 2024 via social media, saying he liked her voice and promised to give her an opportunity in his album. The duo subsequently met several times in his studio and other places, when Sanghvi claimed that he had...