Hyderabad Police summoned the Pushpa 2 actor Allu Arjun for questioning in the stampede case. The mega-popular actor was arrested and had to spend one night in jail before getting bail. The stampede happened on 4 December in the city of Hyderabad where a woman was killed and his son was severely injured.
The actor and his team were charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder after the accident occurred and was arrested on December 13.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy criticized Allu Arjun and accused him of negligence and staging a promotional event without obtaining police permission. Allu Arjun held a press conference denying all allegations and expressed distress over his "character assassination."