Pushpa 2 stampede case: Hyderabad court reserves order on Allu Arjun’s bail plea, hearing postponed to January 3

A Telangana court has reserved its order on Monday following a bail plea from actor Allu Arjun in the Pushpa 2 stampede case. The verdict was deferred to January 3 after the judge heart arguments from both sides. The police — who arrested the Telugu superstar earlier this month — had filed a counter-petition.

A woman was killed and her child was left in a critical condition earlier this month after a stampede broke out at the Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad. The incident took place during a screening for Pushpa 2: The Rule on December 4. A massive crowd had gathered to catch a glimpse of the actor at the venue and chaos ensued when he waved to fans from the sunroof of his car.

Police allege that his actions contributed to the mayhem — resulting in the death of Revathi while her son sustained serious injuries. Officials also claimed that his team had failed to take necessary actions to defuse the situation despite being informed about the large crowd and potential danger.

The actor was arrested on December 13 and remanded to 14 days of judicial custody by the Nampally court. He was released from jail the next day after securing interim bail from the Telangana High Court on a bond of ₹50,000. The Telangana Police had registered a case against the actor and his security team as well as the theatre management following a complaint by the family of the victim.

Meanwhile the eight-year-old boy currently undergoing treatment became responsive for the first time last week. He continues to tolerate feeds via nasogastric tube and an update from the hospital indicated that his neurological condition had maintained ‘status quo’.

"Sritej is needing oxygen and minimal ventilator support again since last two days. His chest X ray had shown Rt sided haziness which has improved after bronchoscopy and suctioning," it said in a health update.

Meanwhile the eight-year-old boy currently undergoing treatment became responsive for the first time last week. He continues to tolerate feeds via nasogastric tube and an update from the hospital indicated that his neurological condition had maintained ‘status quo’.

"Sritej is needing oxygen and minimal ventilator support again since last two days. His chest X ray had shown Rt sided haziness which has improved after bronchoscopy and suctioning," it said in a health update.|#+|

(With inputs from agencies)