The Hyderabad Police had issued show cause notice to Sandhya 70MM theatre asking why its license should not be cancelled for the alleged lapses that had led to the death of a 35 year-old woman on December 4 night during the screening of Pushpa 2: The Rule.
On Friday, Chikkadapally Police had arrested actor Allu Arjun in connection with this incident. He was later released on interim bail granted by the high court.
While the two page show cause notice was issued to Sandhya Theatre management a few days ago, it came to light on Tuesday. In the notice police had listed out around 11 lapses that led to the stampede in which the woman died and her son suffered severe injuries and is now undergoing treatment at a Hospital.
“The infrastructure of the theatre was not satisfactory and the lower balcony entry grill gate was not manned property to withstand the public flow and got damaged due to overcrowding. The management of the theatre failed to inform the local police about the arrival of the actor Allu Arjun to the theatre. They also did not plan any entry, exit and seating plan for the film’s lead actors despite knowing that they will attract huge public attention,” the notice said.
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The #HyderabadPolice Issued a Show Cause Notice to #sandhya70mm theatre. The #Chikkadpally Police cited several lapses, no prior information of arrival of actor #AlluArjun , during #Pushpa2 Premiere, Leading to Tragic Death of Revathi and her… pic.twitter.com/f2uWtCgWVD
— Surya Reddy (@jsuryareddy) December 17, 2024
Police also said that the management of the theatre has not made any additional provisions regarding security to manage the crowd and there was no separate entry or exit for the actor’s team though the theatre management has prior information about tbout their arrival.
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On December 4 at about 9.30pm actor Allu Arjun along with his family and lead actress of the movie came to Sandhya 70MM Theatre with his personal security and all the people gathered there tried to enter the theatre with them.
The personal security team of the actor started pushing the public which further aggravated the situation as there was already a huge gathering at the theatre. Taking advantage of this situation, large number of people along with the actor and his seurity team entered inside the lower balcony area of the theatre.
