Allu Arjun Arrested: Actor sent to 14-day custody over woman's death at Pushpa 2 premiere stampede

Allu Arjun Arrested: Actor sent to 14-day custody over woman's death at Pushpa 2 premiere stampede. Tollywood ‘Icon star’ Allu Arjun was arrested by Hyderabad police on Friday from his residence in Jubilee Hills. Telangana High Court on Friday heard the case linked to the tragic death of a woman during a stampede at the Sandhya Theatre.

The mishap occurred on December 4, during the premiere show of Sukumar directorial film ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule.’ A large crowd had gathered at the movie hall on the fateful day to see the actor. With massive gathering, much beyond the capacity of the theatre, chaos erupted and a 35-year-old woman, named Revathi, lost her life in the incident due to asphyxiation. At the same time, her nine-year-old son, Sri Teja, suffered injuries and had to be rushed to the hospital. Teja is undergoing treatment at Super Speciality Hospital.

Allu Arjun approached the Telangana High Court seeking to quash the FIR against him by the deceased's family. A case was registered against the actor, his security team and the theatre management, under sections 105 and 118(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Chikkadpally police station.

According to police, neither the theatre management nor the actor's team intimated the authorities about the actor and his cast's visit. After Allu Arjun's arrest, Hyderabad Additional Commissioner of Police (law and order) Vikram Singh Mann said, "We are following the procedure," PTI reported.

In this case, the police apprehended three others, including M Sandeep, who is one of the owners of Sandhya Theatre. Senior manager M Nagaraju and lower balcony incharge Gandhakam Vijay Chander were the two others arrested earlier.

Advocate Rajesh said, "Allu Arjun was brought before the court...His lawyer argued that Allu Arjun had no knowledge or intention to commit such offences. He said that the alleged offences mentioned in the FIR do not apply to the accused...," reported ANI. Asper latest update in the case, Pushpa 2 lead actor is being shifted to Chanchalguda prison.

(With agency inputs)