One dies at ‘Pushpa-2’ screening, case filed
A 35-year-old girl died and her nine-year-old son was hospitalised because of asphyxiation throughout a stampede-like scenario at a movie theatre in Hyderabad throughout the premiere present of actor Allu Arjun’s “Pushpa 2: The Rule”, police mentioned on Thursday, including a case has been registered in opposition to the Telugu celebrity and theatre administration.
The incident happened on Wednesday night time when a big crowd of followers thronged the Sandhya Theatre on the busy RTC Crossroads to have a glimpse of the actor, they added.
The deceased has been recognized as Revathi, police mentioned. She was accompanied by her son Sri Teja who additionally suffered suffocation and is being handled in a hospital the place he’s stored beneath 48-hour statement.
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“There was no intimation both from the aspect of theatre administration or actors’ staff that they’d be visiting the theatre. The theatre administration didn’t make any further provisions relating to safety to handle crowd, nor was there any separate entry or exit for the actors’ staff, although the theatre administration had details about their arrival,” deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Akshansh Yadav mentioned.
After Allu Arjun reached the theatre alongside together with his private safety, folks tried to enter the cinema corridor with him, the senior officer mentioned. “His private safety staff began pushing the general public which additional aggravated the scenario as there was already an enormous gathering on the theatre,” the DCP added.
Because of the heavy crowd, there was a close to stampede-like scenario on the theatre premises. Revathi and Sri Teja, who have been caught within the crowd, suffered suffocation, police mentioned.
“Police personnel who have been on responsibility instantly pulled them out of the general public from the decrease balcony and carried out cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on them,” Yadav mentioned, including they have been rushed to the hospital, the place Revathi died throughout remedy whereas her son has been stored beneath 48-hour statement.
In the meantime, a case in opposition to the actor, his safety staff and the theatre administration, beneath sections 105 and 118(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered on the Chikkadpally police station primarily based on the criticism by the deceased’s household, police mentioned.
Mythri Film Makers, who produced the sequel to the 2021 movie ‘Pushpa: The Rise’, expressed shock over the demise of the lady at Sandhya theatre.
“We’re extraordinarily heartbroken by the tragic incident throughout final night time’s screening. Our ideas and prayers are with the household and the younger baby present process medical remedy,” it posted on X. “We’re dedicated to standing by them and increasing all potential help throughout this troublesome time.”
