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‘Sorry for what happened’: Pushpa 2 star Allu Arjun calls stampede death ‘unfortunate’ after spending night in jail | India News – Times of India
“I thank everyone for the love and support. I want to thank all my fans. There is nothing to worry about. I am doing well. I am a law-abiding citizen and will cooperate. I would like to once again express my condolences to The was an unfortunate incident. We are sorry for what happened,” he said after returning home.
Rather the Pushpa 2 star was sent to 14 days judicial custody after police arrested him from his residence on Friday.
However, the Telangana High Court later granted interim bail to the Telugu actor. However, the bail documents were received late on Friday evening, delaying his release from prison. Allu Arjun’s legal team has filed a bail bond of Rs 50,000 with the jail authorities to secure his release.
A case was filed against Allu Arjun following a stampede at Sandhya Theater in Hyderabad on December 4 when Allu Arjun appeared for the premiere of his latest film ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’.‘, which led to an unattended rush.
A woman named Revathi was killed and her son seriously injured. Her family has filed a case under sections 105 (Manslaughter not amounting to murder), 118 (1) (Voluntarily causing hurt) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Chikkadpally police station.
Meanwhile, Telangana Police blamed the actor for the incident and dismissed allegations that adequate arrangements were not made to control the large crowd that had gathered.
State police said organizers “did not meet with any officers and simply submitted the letter in the indoor section.”
Police said the “crowd was well under control” before Allu Arjun “emerged from the sunroof of his vehicle and began waving at the gathered crowd.”
“This gesture attracted a large crowd to the main entrance of the theater. At the same time, his private security began urging people to make way for his vehicle. His team was told to take him back citing a large public gathering, but they took no action.” It and Allu Arjun were there in the theater for more than two hours. Therefore, it is clear that there was sufficient police presence; it was his actions that led to this unfortunate incident,” Telangana police said.