Pushpa 2 screening stampede case: Telangana HC grants interim bail to Actor Allu Arjun
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has granted interim bail to actor Allu Arjun after a local court on Friday sent him to 14-day jail in connection with the Sandhya Theatre stampede case during the Pushpa 2 premiere.
The incident which occurred on December 4, claimed the life of 35-year-old Revathi and left her son critically injured. The stampede was reportedly triggered by a large crowd attempting to enter the venue following Allu Arjun’s appearance at the theatre.
The police had earlier arrested three individuals, including a co-partner of the theatre, in connection with the case.
A case was registered against Allu Arjun, his security team, and the theatre management under Sections 105 and 118(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Chikkadpally police station, based on a complaint by the deceased woman's family.
Earlier on Friday, a police team led by an assistant commissioner had arrived at Arjun’s residence to take him into custody in the presence of his family. He was escorted to the police station following his arrest.
The actor subsequently moved the Telangana High Court seeking urgent relief, including quashing of the FIR and a stay on all further proceedings.
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Lucknow court summons Rahul Gandhi over remarks against Savarkar
Lucknow, Dec 13: A local court here on Friday summoned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on January 10, 2025, to face trial for allegedly promoting enmity and disturbing harmony among people by making mischievous statements about freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Alok Verma passed the order on a criminal complaint filed by local lawyer Nripendra Pandey.
The court found that prima facie offences under sections 153(a) (promoting enmity between different groups) and 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) were made out against Gandhi, also the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
The ACJM rejected the complaint on June 14, 2023, but the revisional court set aside the rejection order on October 3, 2024, and remanded the matter to the ACJM for passing a fresh order based on the material that had come on record in the complaint and statements of witnesses.
In the inquiry, police confirmed that Gandhi made the "objectionable" statement against Savarkar in Maharashtra and it was broadcast on television and other communication mediums.
The complaint in the case states that at a press conference during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Akola, Maharashtra on November 17, 2022, Gandhi made serious remarks against Savarkar that spread communal disharmony, according to the order.
The complainant alleged that Gandhi called Savarkar "a servant of the British who received a pension from them" and distributed pamphlets to mediapersons to tarnish his image.
Passing the summoning order, the court observed, "The material presented demonstrates that Gandhi's remarks, broadcast nationwide via TV and social media, were intended to spread hatred and enmity, undermining the nation's unity".
