The Telangana police on Tuesday asked top Telugu actor Allu Arjun if he was aware that authorities had denied permission for his visit to a theatre that screened ‘Pushpa-2’ and also if he knew about the tragic death of a woman in the stampede on December 4 during the premiere.
Arjun, who reached the Chikkadpally police station accompanied by his father Allu Aravind and lawyers a little after 11 AM, was questioned by a police team led by Central Zone DCP Akshansh Yadav for over three hours. The actor left the police station at around 2.45 pm.
According to sources, during the interrogation, the actor was also asked about the sequence of events, and his private security, with the police alleging that bouncers allegedly pushed his fans leading to the stampede.
“He cooperated with the police fully. If required, they said they’d call him again. They (the police) wanted to question him and he cooperated. They treated him very well,” Arjun’s advocate Ashok Reddy told PTI.
The interrogation was focused on Allu Arjun’s entry into the theatre, exit and role of bouncers in crowd control near the star, sources close to the development said. “The police have recorded Allu Arjun’s statement about the case,” sources said
After the questioning, Allu Arjun returned to his home at posh Jubilee Hills in the city. The actor held a press conference on December 21, describing the stampede incident as purely accidental and denied the allegations made by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on the “roadshow” before the film screening.