Hyderabad, 24 December
Popular Telugu actor Allu Arjun appeared before the Chikkadappalli police on Tuesday for questioning in connection with the death of a woman in a stampede during the screening of ‘Pushpa 2’ on December 4.
In view of this, today at 11 am, the police increased the security of his residence as well as the Chikkadappalli police station. Meanwhile, the police has banned the movement of traffic on the roads near the station. In this case, Allu Arjun has already said that he will cooperate in the investigation.
The notice comes a day after Police Commissioner CV Anand released a video showing the incident at the theatre. It may be mentioned that on December 4, a 35-year-old woman died and her eight-year-old son was admitted to the hospital during the stampede at Sandhya Theater in Hyderabad. Following the incident, the city police registered a case against Allu Arjun, his security team and the theater management under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (BNS) at the Chikkadappally police station based on a complaint lodged by the family of the deceased woman. A case was registered under
It is to be noted that Allu Arjun, who was named accused number 11, was arrested by the city police on December 13 in connection with the woman’s death, but the Telangana High Court granted him four weeks’ interim bail on the same day. After which the actor was released from jail on the morning of December 14. –News-Patiala