Mumbai: A woman died while her 12-year-old son was seriously injured after being crushed during the premiere of ‘Pushpa Two’ in Hyderabad on Wednesday night.
The lead actor of the film Allu Arjun came to the theatre. He greeted the audience from the sunroof of his car. The crowd went out of control to see him. This time there was an exodus.
Allu Arjun’s fans were surprised. Due to the huge crowd, people started suffocating and started running away. Many people got injured in this. Revathi, who lives in Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad, had come to watch the film with her husband Bhaskar and two children. In this rush, she fell and became unconscious. Police tried to save him by giving him CPR but he died. His son was seriously injured and admitted to a private hospital.
The police had to resort to lathi charge to control the crowd. The main door of the theater broke due to the crowd.
Meanwhile, the team of ‘Pushpa Two’ expressed grief over the entire incident and expressed condolences to the family. A producer of the film visited the distressed family in the hospital and even offered them financial assistance.