Vandalism at Allu Arjun’s residence in Hyderabad: PhD, MA students among 6 accused

Hyderabad: Six people who were arrested for allegedly trespassing into the residence of top Telugu actor Allu Arjun and engaging in vandalism are students pursuing PhD, post-graduation, and other courses.

These people who claim to be the members of Osmania University – Joint Action Committee (OU-JAC), allegedly damaged flowerpots and threw tomatoes at Arjun’s residence on December 22 evening, demanding justice for the woman who died in ‘Pushpa-2’ screening stampede. 

In the remand report, police said the accused went to Arjun’s house, forcibly entered the premises, beat up the security staff, and damaged the property.

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As per the report, two of them are pursuing PhD while two others are students of MA course.

Three of the accused hold different posts of the OU-JAC while another one is NSUI state secretary, the report stated.

The protesters, who raised slogans against Allu Arjun, demanded Rs 1 crore in financial assistance to the woman’s family.

Apart from these six people, a few others were found to have involved in the trespassing and vandalism. These six were arrested and later granted bail by a local court. The police had also beefed-up security at the actor’s residence after the incident.

Police further said two of the accused have a history of crime cases against them, and face several cases in different police stations.

A 35-year-old woman died during the stampede at the Sandhya theatre in Hyderabad on December 4 where ‘Pushpa 2’ movie was screened and her eight-year-old son was hospitalised.

Allu Arjun was arrested on December 13 in connection with the incident and later granted interim bail by the Telangana High Court.