Allu Arjun granted interim bail hours after arrest in stampede death case

Tollywood superstar Allu Arjun, who was arrested and sent to 14 days judicial custody following a stampede at the Pushpa 2 film premiere in Hyderabad, was granted interim bail by the Telangana High Court shortly after he reached Chanchalguda Central Jail. 

Justice Juvvadi Sridevi of the Telangana High Court said the actor cannot be prima facie held responsible for the incident since he had simply gone to the theatre for the premiere of his movie.

Meanwhile, politics erupted over Allu Arjun's arrest with opposition parties and critics questioning the state government's actions and the police, suggesting potential political motivations behind the arrest, while others interpreted it as a message to the film industry.