Actor Allu Arjun has now been arrested by the Hyderabad Police at his residence due to the untimely and unfortunate death of a woman in Sandhya Theatre, during the release of the star’s recent release Pushpa 2. The issue is blowing up the internet with videos and photos of Allu Arjun arrested going viral.
What happened on December 4?
The incident happened during the Pushpa 2 premiere on December 4 at Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad where the actor’s visit caused a stampede, leading to the death of a 39 year old woman while her son was injured and taken to critical care.
Big breaking: Hero Allu Arjun is arrested by chikkadpally Police against case registered on stampede at Sandya theatre | TV9Gujarati#AlluArjun #AlluArjunArrestedNews #sandhyatheatre #sandhyatheatrestampedecase #tv9gujarati pic.twitter.com/WBwTvHFiZz
— Tv9 Gujarati (@tv9gujarati) December 13, 2024
Source: Tv9 Gujarati (X)Allu Arjun was arrested on Friday 13th December by the Chikkadpally Police with cases filed on Allu Arjun, the management of Sandhya theatres and on Allu Arjun’s security team for the lack of security. It is also to be noted that the authorities have reported that they were not given any prior information about the star’s visit to the theatre. This stands in contradiction to a statement released by the Sandhya Theatre management who has released their official request for police bandobast on the date of Allu Arjun and the rest of the crew’s visit.
Sandhya Theatre PERMISSION letter. pic.twitter.com/kn8BCkMs1S
— Manobala Vijayabalan (@ManobalaV) December 13, 2024
Source: Manobala Vijayan (X)According to the Indian Express, the Deputy Commissioner of Police Central Zone, Hyderabad said, “A case has been filed under BNS section 105 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 118(1) r/w 3(5) (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt) at Chikkadpally police station based on the complaint of the family members of the deceased person. It is being investigated. Stringent action as per law will be taken against all the persons responsible for the chaotic situation inside the theatre leading to the death of a person and injury to others.”
Varun Dhawan’s defends Allu Arjun
VIDEO | "Safety protocols can't be solely the responsibility of an actor. We can inform people around us. The incident was tragic and I express my condolences, but blame can't be placed on just one person," says actor Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) on actor Allu Arjun's arrest over… pic.twitter.com/lvJXH7NvH0
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 13, 2024
Hindi actor Varun Dhawan during the promotion of his upcoming release ‘Baby John’ was questioned about the arrest of Allu Arjun. The actor pointed out the tragedy and that he is sensitive about the death of a woman yet he went out and said that during such promotions, actors try and make sure to be conscious about the safety of people gathering. Varun Dhawan also said that in the case of Allu Arjun, the way all the blame falling on the actor alone is not right.
