Hyd police warn of action against fake posts on stampede
The Statesman Siliguri|December 26, 2024
Hyderabad Police have warned of strict action against anyone found posting false videos or information suggesting that the stampede at Sandhya Theatre took place before the arrival of Pushpa star Allu Arjun on the fateful night of 4 December.
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Hyderabad Police have already posted a ten-minute-long video depicting the sequence of events leading to the stampede, which resulted in the death of a woman, Revathi, while leaving her nine-year-old son in critical condition in the hospital.

Meanwhile, Allu Aravind, the actor's father, announced that they would be giving Revathi's family Rs 2 crore, including Rs 1 crore from Arjun and Rs 50 lakh each from the producer and director of the film, Pushpa.

Social media was flooded by posts on Wednesday claiming that CCTV footage from Sandhya Theatre showed that Revathi had died before the actor arrived at the scene at 9:40 pm. This prompted the city police to issue a stern warning to such accounts.

This story is from the December 26, 2024 edition of The Statesman Siliguri.

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