Following the arrest of actor Allu Arjun in the Sandhya theatre stampede case, the husband of the woman who died in the stampede, said that he is ready to withdraw the case. Revathi, Bhaskar's wife, was killed in the stampede at Sandhya Theatre during the premier show of ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ on December 4, following actor Allu Arjun’s sudden visit to the theatre.
“My son wanted to see the movie. I took the family to Sandhya Theatre. Allu Arjun had come there but it was not his mistake,” he told the media, adding that he was ready to withdraw the case.
Bhaskar was speaking to the media at the KIMS hospital, where his eight-year-old son is still undergoing treatment following the stampede.
Allu Arjun was arrested by police on Friday, December 13, in connection with the case. He was produced before a city court. Police had registered a case under sections 105 (Culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 118(1) (Voluntarily causing hurt) r/w 3(5) BNS against Allu Arjun, his security team and the management of the theatre.
The case was registered at Chikkadpally Police Station on December 5 on Bhaskar’s complaint. The police arrested the theatre owner, general manager and security manager on December 8.
According to police, when Allu Arjun came to the theatre with his personal security, all the people gathered there tried to enter the theatre with him. His personal security team started pushing the public which further aggravated the situation as there was already a huge gathering at the theatre.
Police said that there was no intimation from the side of theatre management or the actor’s team that they would be visiting the theatre.