Tomatoes Thrown, Protest Outside Allu Arjun’s Home Over Stampede Death

A massive protest took place outside the house of Telugu actor Allu Arjun over the stampede earlier this month that claimed a life. A group of people, claiming to students of the Osmania University, barged into his house, threw tomatoes and broke flower pots. 

The stampede at Hyderabad’s Sandhya Theatre during the premiere of Pushpa 2, which took place  on December 4, has claimed the life of a woman. Her eight-year-old son is still in coma and is admitted at a city hospital.

Yesterday, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy had told the assembly that Alu Arjun had attended the premiere of his movie ‘Pushpa 2’ despite refusal of police permission. He had even waved from his car’s sun-roof on his way in and out, holding a roadshow of sorts and triggering a stampede-like situation. Even after the death of the woman, the actor did not leave the cinema hall, prompting the police to force him out, the Chief Minister had said. 

Earlier today, a video surfaced showing the police escorting out the actor from the movie hall, appearing to support the Chief Minister’s remarks.