Allu Arjun Walks Out After Night in Prison

After
spending
the
night
in
a
Hyderabad
prison
after
being
arrested
in
connection
with
the
death
of
a
woman
in
a
stampede
during
the
premiere
of
his
latest
film,
actor
Allu
Arjun
walked
out
of
jail
on
Saturday
following
an


interim
bail
granted
by
the
Telangana
high
court.

Arjun
had
to
spend
Friday
night
in
prison
despite
the
HC
relief,
as
the
authorities
had
not
received
a
copy
of
the
bail
order
until
late
last
night.

“He
has
been
released,”
Ashok
Reddy,
his
counsel,
told
reporters
at
the
Chanchalguda
prison.

Reddy
claimed
the
prison
authorities
did
not
release
the
actor
despite
having
got
the
high
court
order
copy.

“You
should
question
the
government
and
the
department
why
they
have
not
released
the
accused.
The
High
Court
order
is
very
specific.
Forthwith,
the
moment
you
(prison
authorities)
receive
the
order,
(
they
should)
release
him.
Despite
the
clear
order,
they
have
not
released,
they
have
to
answer.
This
is
an
illegal
detention.
We
will
take
legal
steps,”
Reddy
said.

According
to
him,
Arjun
was
kept
in
the
jail
as
a
‘special
category
prisoner’.

The
Pushpa
actor
was
arrested
from
his
residence
on
Friday
morning
unfolding
a
day-long
dramatic
turn
of
events.

After
the
arrest
he
was
produced
in
a
local
court
which
remaded
him
to
14
days’
judicial
custody.
However,
his
lawyers
moved
the
HC
and
secured
interim
bail.

Arjun
was
lodged
in
Chanchalguda
prison
shortly
before
the
HC
spelled
its
order.

A
35-year-old
woman
died
and
her
eight-year-old
son
was
hospitalised
on
December
4
during
a
stampede-like
situation
at
the
Sandhya
Theatre
in
Hyderabad
when
thousands
of
fans
jostled
to
have
a
glimpse
of
the
actor
at
the
premiere
of
the
blockbuster

Pushpa
2:
The
Rule.

Following
the
incident,
the
city
police
registered
a
case
against
Allu
Arjun,
his
security
team,
and
the
theatre
management
under
different
sections
of
Bharatiya
Nyaya
Sanhita
(BNS)
at
the
Chikkadpally
police
station
based
on
the
complaint
lodged
by
the
deceased
woman’s
family.

Meanwhile,
police
stepped
up
security
outside
the
star’s
Hyderabad
residence
anticipating
a
surge
of
the
actor’s
fans
post
his
release.