Overview
- The charge sheet was submitted on December 24 before a local magistrate in Nampally, formalizing the case after a year-long investigation.
- Allu Arjun is listed as Accused No. 11 and faces an abetment charge, according to police statements reported by PTI.
- Sandhya 70mm Theatre’s owners and managers are named as the prime accused, along with the theatre’s gatekeeper, event organisers, the actor’s managers and security, and eight private bouncers.
- Police say the stampede stemmed from lapses in planning, crowd control and security coordination, with IPC Section 304-A applied to theatre owners and BNS provisions cited for causing hurt and endangering public safety.
- Authorities report that 14 of the 23 accused were arrested during the probe while nine who secured anticipatory bail were served notices; the December 2024 incident killed M. Revathi and critically injured her young son.