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Pushpa 2

A massive crowd gathered to catch a glimpse of Allu Arjun in Hyderabad | Photo courtesy: Screenshot grab from X video

Stampede at Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 premiere show leaves one woman dead, her son critical

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Dec 05, 2024, at 04:55 pm

Hyderabad/IBNS: The premiere show of Allu Arjun starrer much awaited film Pushpa 2: The Rule turned tragic on Wednesday night after a stampede broke out at a theatre in Hyderabad causing the death of a woman, media reports said.

The chaos broke out at the Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad's RTC Crossroads at around 10:30 pm when a massive crowd rushed to the theatre to catch a glimpse of Allu Arjun, who was also present at the screening.

Revathi, 39, came to the theatre with her husband and two children from Dilsukhnagar to attend the premiere show.

Stampede like situation in Hyderabad after Laththi Charge during #Pushpa2 premiere. A kid lost consciousness & his well being is still not known.

Celebrating heros to level of this much is brutally sick🙄

Will #AlluArjun take responsibility fr this? pic.twitter.com/VbkpmRFqrW
— Avishek Goyal (@AG_knocks) December 4, 2024

Revathi was rushed to a hospital where she succumbed to her injuries while her young son, who was also wounded, is in critical condition at the clinic.

As per reports, the crowd barged into the theatre as Allu Arjun arrived.

A number of people tried to get closer to their favourite star who was guarded by heavy security.

Police also had to lathicharge to disperse the crowd that had turned unruly.

Later, Allu Arjun waved at his fans from the sun roof of his car where he was escorted safely by his security.

Chaos prevails at the #SandhyaTheatre, at RTC 'X' Road, #Hyderabad as fans of #AlluArjun were thronged at the Sandhya Theatre, during the Premiere show of Allu Arjun's film #Pushpa2.

Three people fell unconscious during the stampede like situation, when they were trying to… pic.twitter.com/suc3gdSMJm
— Hate Detector 🔍 (@HateDetectors) December 4, 2024

Directed by Sukumar, Pushpa 2: The Rule is the sequel to the 2021 film Pushpa: The Rise.

The second installment features Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil in the lead alongside Allu Arjun, who charged Rs. 300 crore as his remuneration, the highest by an Indian actor.

#Pushpa2 #Pushpa2TheRule #AlluArjun #Hyderabad #Stampede #Pushpa2PremiereShow

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