A court in Hyderabad on Monday reserved its order on a bail application filed by top Telugu actor Allu Arjun in connection with a stampede at a city theatre in which a woman lost her life.
The II Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge deferred his verdict to January 3, 2025 after hearing arguments of both police and the actor.
The incident took place on December 4 when Allu Arjun visited the Sandhya Theatre during a premiere show of his latest flick ‘Pushpa-2’. A 35-year-old woman was killed in the stampede-like situation while her 8-year-old son was critically injured and under treatment at a city hospital.
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Allu Arjun has been named as the 11th accused in the case. An FIR has been filed against the actor, his security team, and the theatre management under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Chikkadpally police station.
The actor was arrested on December 13, but granted interim bail by the Telangana High Court the following day for four weeks. The actor later filed a regular bail application at the trial court. On December 27, the actor appeared before the court via video conferencing.
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The Hyderabad Police questioned Allu Arjun on December 24 for over three hours and asked the actor about his entry into the theatre, his exit and the role of bouncers in crowd controlling.
Both the government and the police maintained that the actor had not been given permission to visit the theatre.
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Meanwhile, according to reports, the eight-year-old boy who is undergoing treatment, has not had any fever and he continues to tolerate feeds via nasogastric tube well.
