Allu Arjun was arrested this afternoon in connection with the death of a 35-year-old woman, Revathi, who died during a stampede at Sandhya Theatre on December 4, during the premiere show of his much-awaited film Pushpa 2: The Rule. A recent update states that Allu Arjun will be in police custody for 14 days. Meanwhile, the victim's husband has released a statement saying he was unaware of the Pushpa star's arrest and is ready to withdraw the case, as he believes Arjun has nothing to do with his wife's death.

Several news reports have stated that the Telangana High Court has placed Allu Arjun in 14-day judicial custody. Following this development, Allu Arjun's lawyers are planning to appeal against the action and move to a higher court. A video of Bhaskar, the victim's husband, discussing Allu Arjun's arrest has surfaced, where he said, "Allu Arjun has nothing to do with the stampede in which my wife passed away."