HYDERABAD: Actor Allu Arjun, who was lodged in Chanchalguda Jail following the Nampally Court’s 14-day remand order in connection with the stampede incident at Sandhya Theatre, was released on Saturday morning.
The Telangana high court had granted him interim bail for four weeks.
To secure his release, Allu Arjun’s legal team submitted a surety bond of Rs 50,000 to the jail authorities.
However, the bail documents from the high court were received late on Friday night, resulting in the actor spending the night in jail before being released the next morning.
Allu Arjun arrest
Allu Arjun was arrested by Hyderabad police on Friday morning for his alleged involvement in the stampede that occurred during the premiere of his film ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ on December 4.
The incident at Sandhya Theatre, RTC Crossroads, left a 39-year-old woman dead and her minor son critically injured.
Following his arrest, Arjun was taken to Chikkadpally police station, where his father and well-known producer Allu Arvind, producer Dil Raju, and several family members arrived to offer support.
The actor, dressed in a sweatshirt bearing his iconic ‘Pushpa’ dialogue, “Flower nahi, fire hei mein,” was later escorted to Gandhi Hospital for a mandatory medical examination. By 3.30 pm, he was presented before the IX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at the Nampally criminal court.
The local court initially remanded Arjun to 14 days of judicial custody, and he was subsequently sent to Chanchalguda Central Jail. However, the Telangana high court intervened later in the day, granting him interim bail for four weeks.
Despite the court’s decision, Arjun was unable to leave the prison on Friday night due to procedural delays. Jail authorities explained, “They received the bail order late in the night and there are restrictions on the release of prisoners during night.” As a result, the actor will remain in custody overnight and is expected to be released on Saturday morning.
Hyderabad police have booked Allu Arjun and the theatre owners under charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, citing negligence and failure to ensure adequate crowd control at the film’s premiere.