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Hyderabad: Actor Allu Arjun has been sent to 14-day judicial custody by a Hyderabad court in the case of the death of a woman during the premiere of Pushpa-2. The actor was arrested from his house on Friday morning at 12 noon. After this, he was produced in the court at 4 pm.
Allu is accused of reaching Hyderabad’s Sandhya Theater on December 4 without informing. Due to this, a crowd gathered there and a stampede occurred. Many people were injured in the stampede.
After this incident, the authorities registered a case against the management of Sandhya Theater, Allu Arjun, and his security team. Meanwhile, the actor has appealed to the High Court to quash the FIR registered in the case of the woman’s death.
Allu Arjun and his team also condoled the death of the woman. The actor also expressed condolences to the family of the deceased Revathi and also met them. The actor also promised to help with Rs 25 lakh. On the other hand, the woman’s husband has expressed his desire to withdraw the case.
Earlier in the day, A police team from Chikkadpally Police Station took the actor into custody from his house in Jubilee Hills and shifted him to Police Station. Allu Arjun’s father, well-known filmmaker Allu Arvind, and other family members were present when he was detained.
Police had registered a case under sections 105 (Culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 118(1) (Voluntarily causing hurt) r/w 3(5) BNS against Allu Arjun, his security team and the management of the theatre.
The case was registered at Chikkadpally Police Station on December 5 on a complaint by the deceased woman’s husband. The police arrested the theatre owner, general manager and security manager on December 8.
On December 11, the actor approached the Telangana High Court, seeking orders to quash the First Information Report (FIR). According to police, there was no intimation from theatre management or the actor’s team that they would be visiting the theatre. The theatre management also did not make any additional provisions regarding security to manage the crowd.
Allu Arjun on December 6 announced an assistance of Rs 25 lakh for the deceased’s family and said that he is “deeply heartbroken”. The actor assured the grieving family that he would meet them personally and extend every possible assistance. Allu Arjun also promised to take care of the medical expenses of the boy, whose condition remained critical.
“Deeply heartbroken by the tragic incident at Sandhya Theatre. My heartfelt condolences go out to the grieving family during this unimaginably difficult time. I want to assure them they are not alone in this pain and will meet the family personally. While respecting their need for space to grieve, I stand committed to extending every possible assistance to help them navigate through this challenging journey,” Allu Arjun posted on social media platform X.
