Telugu superstar Allu Arjun and 22 others have been named in a new chargesheet filed by the Hyderabad police in connection with a stampede at the Sandhya Theatre last year that killed one person.
The chargesheet, filed earlier this week at the Chikkadpally Police Station in Hyderabad, also includes several members of the actor's personal security team and the theatre management. It was then submitted to the 9th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) at the Nampally Court.
Arjun was named the eleventh accused in the case on charges of abetment, while the Sandhya Theatre management has been listed as the prime accused.
The 43-year-old actor had already been arrested last year in connection with the stampede case.
The tragic incident had taken place on the night of December 4, 2024, outside the already crowded Sandhya Theatre, when Arjun and the rest of the cast and crew of Pushpa 2 arrived there to join the premiere screening.
The resulting fan-frenzy led to 39-year-old Revathi—who had gone there to watch the show with her husband and two children—losing her life, despite being rushed to the hospital. Though her son, Sri Tej, survived, he had been terribly injured at the time, and has been bedridden ever since.
This led to her husband filing a case. The Tollywood actor was then booked under sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 118(1) (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), leading to his arrest on December 13.
Though he managed to secure bail on the same day, it was delayed, and he was only let out the next day.
It is not yet clear how the 2024 stampede case will affect Allu Arjun's preparations for his highly anticipated big-budget action entertainer (codenamed 'AA22xA6') with reputed Kollywood director Atlee that could reportedly release in 2027.
Right after shooting with Atlee, the Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo fame is also set to collaborate with Lokesh Kanagaraj, another Kollywood fame.