Indian actor Allu Arjun was arrested on Friday in connection with a stampede during a special screening of his film Pushpa 2 in the southern city of Hyderabad earlier this month.

The stampede at Sandhya Theater on December 4 left a woman named M. Revathi dead and her child injured.

Revathi, 39, attended the screening with her husband M Bhaskar, son and seven-year-old daughter.

Arjun arrived at the theater around 9:30 pm local time, entered the theater through the main entrance and spent 15 to 20 minutes outside, NDTV reported.

As news of his presence spread, hundreds of fans gathered to catch a glimpse, causing the gates to collapse. Attempts by his security team to push back the crowd reportedly only made the situation worse.

The police filed a case against Arjun, his security team and the theater management. She cited lack of crowd control measures and accused her of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and intentionally causing hurt, said Akshansh Yadav, deputy commissioner of police The Indian Express.

Arjun moved the Telangana High Court on December 11 to quash the case. He was arrested before his plea could be heard Friday afternoon.

After Revathi’s death, the film’s producers, Mythri Movie Makers, expressed their condolences and assured support to her family.

“We are deeply broken by the tragic incident during last night’s screening,” it said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and the young child who is receiving medical treatment.

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“We are committed to standing by them and providing them with all the support we can during this difficult time. With deep sadness.”

Arjun expressed his grief over Revathi’s death and promised Rs 2,500,000 (₹23,300) to the victim’s family and to cover the injured son’s medical expenses.

“A very unfortunate incident took place at Sandhya Cinema. “We’re very sorry,” he said on December 7 at a party celebrating the film.

“When I heard about it on December 5, I was shocked. It took me hours to process it and respond to the incident. I couldn’t process it psychologically. It took me about 10 hours. When we heard the news, we were all speechless. Sukumar became extremely emotional.”

Sukumar is the director of Pushpa 2.

According to reports, Arjun complied with his arrest on Friday morning but told the police that he felt uncomfortable when they entered his bedroom without prior notice. According to reports, the actor was unable to change or finish his breakfast before being taken into police custody.

His father, producer Allu Aravind, accompanied him to the local police station.

After giving his statement, Arjun was rushed to Osmania Hospital for a check-up and would be presented in the court later.