Tollywood actor Allu Arjun on Tuesday, December 24, appeared before police for questioning in the Sandhya Theatre stampede case. Amid tight security, the actor reached Chikkadpally Police Station around 11 am.
On December 20, the police issued a notice to the actor, directing him to appear before them for further questioning. Police stepped up security at the police station and imposed restrictions on movement of vehicles.
Allu Arjun's father Allu Aravind and his lawyers also reached the police station.
The legal team of the actor was at his residence till late night on December 23.
A woman named Revathi died and her son Sritej was critically injured in the stampede at Sandhya Theatre on December 4 during the premiere show of Pushpa 2: The Rule.
The theatre management, Allu Arjun and his team were booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Allu Arjun, who is listed by police as accused number 11, was arrested on December 13. He was produced in a city court, which sent him to judicial custody for 14 days. However, the same day the Telangana High Court granted him interim bail for four weeks.
The actor was released from Chanchalguda Jail the next day.
The fresh notice to Allu Arjun came amid reports that the police are planning to approach the High Court to cancel his interim bail.
Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand said on December 22 that the police would take the next step in the case after taking legal opinion.
The police chief also released minute-to-minute CCTV and phone camera footage of the incident at Sandhya Theatre to refute Allu Arjun's claims.
The police compiled a 10-minute video to provide an account of what had transpired on December 4. Anand said the video was compiled after analysing nearly 1,000 video clippings.
Allu Arjun is likely to be questioned based on the video evidence and also the statements made by him after his release from jail and on December 21.
While speaking in the Assembly on December 21, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy had come down heavily on Allu Arjun for allegedly visiting the theatre without police permission and conducting a "roadshow" resulting in the stampede.
Hours later, Allu Arjun addressed a press conference, terming the allegations false. Allu Arjun also stated he was hurt over the statements, saying they amounted to character assassination.
However, the police came out with CCTV footage to refute the actor's claims.