Allu Arjun is making it to the headlines for several reasons. His movie Pushpa 2: The Rule is performing fabulously well at the box office. Directed by Sukumar, the movie crossed the mark of Rs 1000 crore swiftly at the box office. But the star is unable to celebrate the film’s tremendous success thanks to a tragedy that occurred on its premiere night. A woman died in a stampede that took place at Sandhya theatre during Allu Arjun’s visit. An 8-year-old also got severely injured and is still in the hospital. A case got registered against Allu Arjun, theatre owners and others post the incident. The actor also got arrested and was granted bail by high court. Today, Allu Arjun was summoned for questioning.
Allu Arjun appears in police station for investigation
Allu Arjun was summoned to Chikkadpally Police station for questioning. Visuals of him leaving his residence have gone viral in entertainment news. As per reports, Allu Arjun was questioned for over four hours before he returned to his home in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. As per a report in NDTV, Allu Arjun was asked questions like “Did you know police permission had been denied for you to come to the premiere?” and “Who took the call to proceed with the plan (for the actor to attend the special screening) despite denial of police permission?” The report states that he was also asked, “Did any police officer inform you about the stampede outside?” and “When did you know about the death of the woman?” The sources revealed to the portal that the focus of the investigation was to know whether Allu Arjun had permission to appear at the theatre, and whether did he have permission to interact with fans outside the theatre.
Here’s a video of Allu Arjun returning home
#WATCH | Telangana: Actor Allu Arjun reaches his residence from Chikkadpally police station in Hyderabad.
He appeared before Hyderabad police in connection with the Sandhya theatre incident case today. pic.twitter.com/4CRIZxGvkX
— ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2024
Post the arrest and bail, Allu Arjun had thanked his fans for all the support and vowed to cooperate in the ongoing investigation. Reportedly, the producers of Pushpa 2: The Rule have offered Rs 50 lakh to the family of the boy who is still in the hospital. Allu Arjun had extended his heartfelt condolences to the family of the victim and also gave Rs 25 lakh for the treatment of the boy. A lot of celebrities came out in support of Allu Arjun after he got arrested in stampede case.
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