Pushpa 2 star Allu Arjun, who was arrested yesterday in connection with the tragic death of a woman during a stampede at Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad on December 4, is out on interim bail.
It was granted by the Telangana High Court, but paperwork delays resulted in him spending a night in jail. While the bail has given Allu Arjun temporary relief, the police shared a clarification statement regarding claims that they misbehaved with the Pushpa 2 star .
In the press release, the DCP, 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.
Revealing the reason, which caused the stampede, he continued, “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.".