Hyderabad police on Friday arrested Tollywood actor Allu Arjun in the case registered against him in connection with a stampede at a theatre during the premiere show of&nbsp;Pushpa 2: The Rule that killed a woman. 
After recording the statement of the actor at Chikkadpally police station, he was taken to Gandhi Hospital for a medical check-up. He is likely to be presented before the Nampally court later in the day.
A woman died and her son was critically injured during the stampede at Sandhya Theatre during the premiere show attended by Allu Arjun on December 4.
A police team took the national award-winning actor into custody from his house in Jubilee Hills, hours after his return from Delhi, where he attended the success meet of Pushpa 2.
Allu Arjun&rsquo;s father, well-known filmmaker Allu Arvind, actor brother Allu Sirish and other family members were present when he was arrested.
The police team led by Deputy Commissioner of Police Akanksh Yadav questioned Allu Arjun for nearly two hours in light of the statements made by eyewitnesses.
Police had registered a case under sections 105 (Culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 118(1) (Voluntarily causing hurt) r/w 3(5) BNS against Allu Arjun, his security team and the management of the theatre.
The case was registered at Chikkadpally police station on December 5 on a complaint by the deceased woman&rsquo;s husband. The police arrested the theatre 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 theatre management or the actor&rsquo;s team that they would be visiting the theatre. The theatre management also did not make any additional provisions regarding security to manage the crowd.
Allu Arjun on December 6 announced an assistance of ₹25 lakh for the deceased&rsquo;s family and said that he is &ldquo;deeply heartbroken&rdquo;.
The actor assured the grieving family that he would meet them personally and extend every possible assistance.
Allu Arjun also promised to take care of the medical expenses of the boy, whose condition remained critical.
&ldquo;Deeply heartbroken by the tragic incident at Sandhya Theatre. My heartfelt condolences go out to the grieving family during this unimaginably difficult time. I want to assure them they are not alone in this pain and will meet the family personally. While respecting their need for space to grieve, I stand committed to extending every possible assistance to help them navigate through this challenging journey,&rdquo; Allu Arjun had posted on social media platform X.
&mdash;IANS

The ‘Pushpa 2’ actor was picked up by police from his Jubiliee Hills residence in Hyderabad

The Pushpa 2 actor was questioned by police; to be produced in court later in the day

Allu Arjun Arrested over Theatre Stampede Case

The Pushpa 2 actor was questioned by police; to be produced in court later in the day

December 13, 2024 | 14:23 IST