KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Hyderabad Police on Friday detained Tollywood actor Allu Arjun in a case registered against him in connection with a stampede at a theater during the premiere show of 'Pushpa 2: The Rule' on December 4, Indian News Agencies IANS reported.
According to the report, a woman died and her son was critically injured during the stampede at Sandhya Theater during the premiere show attended by Allu Arjun.
A police team from Chikkadpally Police Station took the actor into custody from his house in Jubilee Hills and shifted him to Police Station.
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Allu Arjun's father, well-known filmmaker Allu Arvind, and other family members were present when he was detained.
The case was registered at Chikkadpally Police Station on December 5 on a complaint by the deceased woman's husband. The police arrested the theater owner, general manager and security manager on December 8.
On December 11, the actor approached the Telangana High Court, seeking orders to quash the First Information Report (FIR).
According to police, there was no intimation from theater management or the actor's team that they would be visiting the theater. The theater management also did not make any additional provisions regarding security to manage the crowd.
Allu Arjun on December 6 announced an assistance of Rs 25 lakh for the deceased's family and said that he is "deeply heartbroken".
The actor assured the grieving family that he would meet them personally and extend all possible assistance.
Allu Arjun also promised to take care of the medical expenses of the boy, whose condition remained critical.
