Allu Arjun's house vandalised, CM condemns incident

In Telengana, a group of people claiming to be members of Osmania University Joint Action Committee on Sunday vandalised flower pots and other items at the residence of top Telugu actor Allu Arjun in Hyderabad, demanding justice to the woman who died in 'Pushpa-2' screening stampede. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy condemned attack and directed the state Director General of Police and the city police commissioner to be tough in maintaining law and order. Police in a release said that one of the protesters who arrived at Allu Arjun's house, mounted the compound wall and started throwing tomatoes. Allu Arjun was not present at his residence when the incident occurred.
Allu Arjun did not leave the theatre during the screening of 'Pushpa-2' on December 4 despite being told to do so in view of a stampede in which a woman died> Speaking at a press conference on the annual round-up of 2024, city police commissioner C V Anand showed a video, made by police, on the situation that prevailed when the stampede occurred.The video was made by collating footage, including from news channels and cell phone clips. It suggests the actor remained in the theatre till the midnight.Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ramesh also rejected Allu Arjun's claim and said that the actor was informed about the stampede while he was watching the film at Sandhya Theatre. The senior police official also alleged that Allu Arjun's team did not allow him to meet the actor in person.
Allu Arjun, however, refuted the allegations saying, "it was not true, and in fact, the police were clearing the way for me and I reached the venue under their directions". The matter has also ignited a political slugfest in the state, with the opposition BJP and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) slamming the Congress government for "tarnishing the image of a national award-winning actor".