Indian actor arrested after fan dies in crowd crush

Police in India have arrested in style Telugu actor Allu Arjun in reference to a crush on the premiere of his newest movie earlier this month.

A 39-year-old girl was killed and her son critically injured within the crush that happened in the course of the screening of Pushpa 2 within the southern metropolis of Hyderabad on 4 December.

Chaos broke out when the actor made a shock look on the Sandhya Theatre on the finish of the screening.

Police had filed a case in opposition to the actor, his safety group and the theatre’s administration workers on the fees of culpable murder.

The proprietor and two staff of the theatre have already been arrested.

On Friday, the police arrived on the actor’s house and took him into custody, following which he was produced in an area courtroom.

Accidents involving giant crowds are sometimes reported in India, the place lax security measures and crowd administration have led to deaths previously. However it’s uncommon for giant celebrities to be arrested in instances like these.

Pushpa 2, the extremely anticipated sequel to the 2021 blockbuster Pushpa: The Rise, launched in theatres earlier this month

Police say Allu Arjun arrived on the theatre at 9.30pm IST utilizing the principle entrance.

“There was no intimation from the aspect of the theatre administration or the actor’s group that they are going to be visiting the theatre,” Hyderabad police chief CV Anand stated.

The actor’s group additionally didn’t have a separate entry or exit and no further provisions have been made to handle the gang. “His private safety group began pushing the general public which additional aggravated the state of affairs as there was already an enormous gathering on the theatre,” a police assertion stated.

As chaos broke out, a 39-year-old girl and her nine-year-old son have been pulled out of the gang as they felt “suffocated”, police stated.

They have been instantly given emergency first help, earlier than being taken to hospital for additional care.

Whereas the lady died on the hospital, her son was shifted to a special hospital the place he’s nonetheless present process remedy.

The actor has not but commented on the police’s allegations.

However shortly after the incident, he took to X, previously Twitter, saying that he was “heartbroken by the tragic incident”.

“My heartfelt condolences exit to the grieving household throughout this unimaginably tough time. I wish to guarantee them they don’t seem to be alone on this ache and can meet the household personally,” he wrote.

He later introduced help of two.5m rupees ($29,480; £23,346) for the lady’s household and promised to deal with the medical bills for her son.

Mythri Film Makers, the studio behind the movie, additionally launched a press release saying, “We’re dedicated to standing by them and lengthening all doable help throughout this tough time.”

Arjun had approached the courtroom earlier this week to quash the police grievance in opposition to him however the case hasn’t been heard but.