Overview
- A crowd surge at the Sandhya Theatre on December 4, 2024, during the Pushpa 2 premiere killed a 35-year-old woman and seriously injured her young son.
- Hyderabad police filed a December 2025 chargesheet naming 23 accused in the case, with theatre management listed as accused Nos. 1–10 and Allu Arjun named as accused No. 11.
- Allu Arjun appeared by video before the Nampally Criminal Court on Monday and the judge provided copies of the chargesheet and adjourned the matter to July 29.
- The actor was previously arrested on December 13, 2024, and released after the Telangana High Court granted interim bail; several co-accused failed to appear at the July 6 hearing and absence petitions were noted.
- Producers, the lead actor and the Telangana government pledged financial assistance to the victim’s family and the case is expected to sharpen scrutiny of crowd control and event security at star-led premieres.