Sandhya Theatre Stampede: Court Reserves Allu Arjun’s Regular Bail Order, Hearing Postponed To Jan 3

Hyderabad: A Hyderabad court on Monday reserved its order on the regular bail petition of ‘Pushpa 2: The Rise’ actor Allu Arjun in connection with the December 4 Sandhya theatre stampede case.

The second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge set January 3, 2025 as the next date of hearing after the police, which had filed a counter-petition, and the actor’s defence counsel presented their arguments, reported PTI.

Allu was arrested on December 13 after a 35-year-old woman Revathi died in the stampede and her son was seriously injured in the stampede during a premier show of the film attended by the actor and his family. He was granted interim bail by the Telangana High Court the same evening, and was released the next morning.

Allu, who has been named as accused No. 11 in the stampede case, then applied for regular bail.

The actor appeared virtually before the court on December 27.

Police had registered a case against Allu, his security team and the theatre management under various sections of BNS at Chikkadpally police station, based on a complaint lodged by the deceased woman’s family.

Though the victim’s family later wanted to withdraw the case, saying the actor was not responsible for her death, police have pursued the case.

Andhra chief minister Revanth Reddy and deputy CM Pawan Kalyan have defended police action against Allu Arjun.