Published 17:23 IST, January 3rd 2025
BREAKING: Allu Arjun Gets Bail in Pushpa 2 Stampede Case
The Nampally court pronounced its verdict today, December 3, on the regular bail petition of Pushpa 2 star Allu Arjun in the Sandhya Theater stampede case.
Allu Arjun Bail: The Nampally Criminal Court pronounced its verdict today, December 3, on the regular bail petition of Pushpa 2 star Allu Arjun in the Sandhya Theater stampede case. It is known that the High Court has already granted him interim bail for 4 weeks in this case. Following this, Chikkadapalli police filed a counter-petition in the Nampally court against Allu Arjun's regular bail petition in the same case. Allu Arjun's lawyer Niranjan Reddy told the court that Allu Arjun has no connection with the Sandhya Theater stampede incident. He clarified that the BNS Section 105 registered by the police in connection with Revathi's death is not applicable against him. In the wake of the High Court having already granted interim bail, The actor, who is named accused number 11 in the case, requested to be granted regular bail. It was scheduled to be heard in court today, December 30, but was postponed to today. The reason for the postponement of the bail hearing remains unknown.
Allu Arjun to deposit two sureties of ₹50,000
The Nampally Court directed Allu Arjun to deposit two sureties of Rs 50,000 each. The court also directed him to cooperate with the investigation and appear before Chikkadpally Police Station every Sunday. Allu Arjun's counsel Ashok Reddy said the court also directed him not to influence the witnesses.
As part of the investigation into the stampede, the police interrogated Allu Arjun on December 24. He was questioned for three hours at Chikkadpally Police Station based on a 10-minute video prepared by the police by compiling CCTV footage of the incident.
Allu Arjun’s arrest in regard to a stampede during Pushpa 2’s screening sent shockwaves across the industry. Several industries supported him and said he was not that fault. Amid this, Boney Kapoor also supported the Pushpa 2 actor.
Boney Kapoor on Allu Arjun’s stampede case
In an interaction with Galatta India, Boney Kapoor said, “When I first saw, Ajith’s film releasing at 1 in the morning. I was shocked to see 20-25k people outside the theatre. After I came out of the show around 3.30-4 am, there were still that many people outside. I am told the same thing happens with films of Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, or present-day stars like Jr NTR, Ram Charan, and Mahesh Babu ."
He further said, “Ticket rates are inflated on the first two days or at least the first day for extra shows. That is why this situation has arisen where unnecessarily Allu Arjun was dragged and blamed for the death of a fan. It was only because of the crowd that had gathered to see the film."
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Updated 18:55 IST, January 3rd 2025