Allu Arjun Released After Night in Hyderabad Jail Over Pushpa 2 Fan Death Case

Allu Arjun Released: Spending the night in a local prison after being arrested in connection with the death of a woman in a stampede during the premiere of his latest film.

Actor Allu Arjun walked out of jail on Saturday following an interim bail granted by the Telangana High Court from a Hyderabad central jail early on Saturday morning..

The actor was arrested from his house in Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad on Friday, hours after he returned from Delhi after attending the success meet of 'Pushpa 2'.

A lower court had remanded him to 14-day judicial custody. Shortly after, the Telangana High Court granted interim bail for four weeks, citing his right to liberty. He was told to approach the lower court for regular bail.

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Reddy claimed the prison authorities did not release the actor despite having got the High Court order copy.

"You should question the government and the department why they have not released the accused. The High Court order is very specific. Forthwith, the moment you (prison authorities) receive the order, ( they should) release him. Despite the clear order, they have not released, they have to answer. This is an illegal detention. We will take legal steps,” Reddy said.

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According to him, Arjun was kept in the jail as a "special category prisoner".

Earlier, the police arrested three others in this case, including M Sandeep, who is one of the owners of Sandhya Theatre. Senior manager M Nagaraju and lower balcony incharge Gandhakam Vijay Chander were the two others arrested.

A massive crowd had gathered at the movie hall on December 4 to catch a glimpse of the actor. Amid large gathering, much beyond the capacity of the theatre, the situation became chaotic and a 35-year-old woman, named Revathi, lost her life in the incident due to asphyxiation. At the same time, her nine-year-old son, Sri Teja, suffered injuries. Teja is undergoing treatment at Super Speciality Hospital.

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