Allu Arjun to Appear Virtually in Hyderabad Theatre Accident Case

Hyderabad. South Indian film famous actor Allu Arjun will appear virtually in the Nampally court on Monday in the case of the accident that happened at Hyderabad's Sandhya Theatre. 

Although the court had issued a summons for his personal appearance, his legal team had requested permission to join through a video conference meeting as he was shooting for a film in Mumbai.

The police have made Allu Arjun the 11th accused in the charge sheet of this incident. One woman died in a stampede during the premiere of the film 'Pushpa 2' in December 2024. The court had ordered the actor and other accused to appear in person on June 22 for the hearing of this case of negligence in crowd management and failure of security arrangements.

This entire incident is from December 4, 2024. At that time, a charity show was organized at Hyderabad's Sandhya Theatre on the occasion of the release of 'Pushpa 2'. When more people than the capacity gathered in the theatre premises during the show, the situation became uncontrollable and a heavy stampede occurred. In this accident, a woman named Revathi lost her life, and her son was seriously injured. According to police investigation, Allu Arjun himself had reached the theatre on the day of the incident, and a large crowd of fans rushing towards the main gate to see him caused a complete failure of security arrangements.

After this incident, on December 13, Allu Arjun was arrested, produced in the local court, and sent to 14 days of judicial custody. Later, he got interim bail on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 from the Telangana High Court and was released after being in custody for about 18 hours. 

Addressing a press conference after his release, Allu Arjun had said, 'This was all an accident. I had gone to watch the film with my family at the cinema hall. This incident happened outside and I have no direct connection with it. I stand with the family of that woman and I will help them in every way possible.' He had also provided financial and medical assistance to the victim's family.