Allu Arjun was taken into custody yesterday in connection with the tragic death of a woman during a stampede at Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad on December 4. Now, he has been granted interim bail and released.
The actor was granted interim bail by the Telangana High Court, but due to delays in paperwork, he spent a night in jail. While this bail provides him with temporary relief, the police issued a clarification regarding allegations of misconduct towards the ‘Pushpa 2‘ star during his arrest.
In a press release, the Deputy Commissioner of Police for Central Zone, Hyderabad City wrote, “Clarification regarding the letter being circulating in media addressed by Sandhya Cine Enterprise 70 MM to ACP Chikkadpally requesting bandobust on 04/05-12-2024 in connection with release of Pushpa-2. We receive a lot of requests for bandobast citing visits by some political personalities, film celebrities, religious programs etc., However, it is beyond our resources to provide bandobast for every event”.
“In specific cases where a heavy crowd is expected or some popular personality is visiting, the organizer personally visits the police station / ACP / DCP office and briefs about the program depending upon which we provide the bandobust. In this case, the organizer did not meet any officer and simply submitted the letter in the inward section. No details were made available to the police despite this we arranged suitable bandobust for crowd management outside the theatre. The crowd was well in control till the actor arrived,” police said.
Explaining the circumstances surrounding the stampede at Sandhya Theatre, he noted, “In specific cases where a heavy crowd is expected or some popular personality is visiting, the organizer personally visits the police station / ACP / DCP office and briefs about the program depending upon which we provide the bandobust. In this case, the organizer did not meet any officer and simply submitted the letter in the inward section. No details were made available to the police despite this we arranged suitable bandobust for crowd management outside the theatre. The crowd was well in control till the actor arrived.”.