Six people accused of vandalising Telugu actor Allu Arjun’s residence in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad on Sunday have been granted bail on Monday.
They were produced before a city court.
As per DCP West Zone, Hyderabad, some persons holding placards in their hands suddenly rushed to the residence of actor Allu Arjun in Jubilee Hills and started sloganeering on Sunday evening.
The DCP added: “One of them mounted the actor’s compound and started throwing tomatoes.”
He added that six persons were taken into custody, who claimed to be part of the Osmania University Joint Action Committee (OU-JAC).
Telugu actor has been surrounded by controversy since the release of his film ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’, during the premiere of which on December 4 at Hyderaba's Sandhya Theatre a woman was killed and her son was injured following a stampede-like situation which was triggered allegedly due to the presence of Allu Arjun, who the public wanted to get a glimpse of.
A massive crowd had gathered to see Allu Arjun and the situation worsened when he waved to fans from the sunroof of his car. This resulted in the death of a woman named Revathi and injuries to her child.
Following the incident, Allu Arjun was arrested and later released on bail after furnishing a ₹50,000 bond.
Speaking at a press conference on the annual round-up of 2024, city police commissioner C V Anand on Sunday showed a video, made by police, on the situation that prevailed when the stampede occurred.
Allu Arjun did not leave the theatre during the screening of ‘Pushpa-2’ on December 4 despite being told to do so in view of a stampede in which a woman died, police officials claimed.
The video was made by collating footage, including from news channels and cell phone clips. It suggests the actor remained in the theatre till midnight.
Anand did not make any comment on the video, but said the media can draw its own conclusions.
A police official talked about the sequence of events on the fateful night of December 4.
Earlier on Saturday, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy stated in the Assembly that the police had denied permission for any event at Sandhya Theatre due to safety concerns.
However, despite these warnings, Allu Arjun allegedly attended the premiere, climbed onto his car roof, and conducted a roadshow at RTC X Road, which triggered the chaos.
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