Hyderabad, Dec 13
Hyderabad Police on Friday detained Tollywood actor Allu Arjun in the case registered against him in connection with a stampede at a theatre during the premiere show of 'Pushpa 2: The Rule' on December 4.
A woman died and her son was critically injured during the stampede at Sandhya Theatre during the premiere show attended by Allu Arjun.
A police team from Chikkadpally Police Station took the actor into custody from his house in Jubilee Hills and shifted him to Police Station.
Allu Arjun's father, well-known filmmaker Allu Arvind, and other family members were present when he was detained.
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's husband. The police arrested the theatre owner, general manager and security manager on December 8.