Cops book case against Allu Arjun, others in Sandhya Theatre stampede incident

The actor came to the theatre to watch the screening of the movie. As soon as the actor entered the theatre and greeted the fans, all hell broke loose.

Hyderabad: The Chikkadpally police have registered a case against Telugu actor Allu Arjun, his security wing, owner of Sandhya Theatre and others in connection with the stampede during the premiere of the actor’s latest movie ‘Pushpa 2’, resulting in the death of a woman and injuring a child.

Speaking to the media on Thursday, Central Zone DCP Akansh Yadav said that based on the complaint from the victim’s family, we have booked a case under sections of 105, 118(1) r/w 3(5) under BNS Act and are investigating.

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A woman, Revathi from Dilsukhnagar died, while her 8-year-old son is battling for life following a stampede that took place at a theatre at RTC crossroads on Wednesday night.

The actor came to the theatre to watch the screening of the movie. As soon as the actor entered the theatre and greeted the fans, all hell broke loose. Fans who had assembled to watch the premier show of the movie tried to go near the actor. In the melee, Revathi and her son were suffocated and collapsed. She died later and the boy who was injured was shifted to the hospital.