Allu Arjun Released From Jail

Actor Allu Arjun, following his release from jail on Saturday, said he is a law-abiding citizen and will cooperate in the probe into the 'Pushpa 2' screening stampede in Hyderabad that killed a woman and seriously injured a child.

"I want to thank all my fans. There is nothing to worry about. I would like to once again express my condolences to the family. It was an unfortunate incident. We are sorry for what happened," he said.

Allu Arjun spent a night in Chanchalguda prison in connection with the death of a woman in the stampede on December 4 at Hyderabad's Sandhya Theatre. He was not released despite a Telangana High Court granting him bail as the authorities had not received a copy of the bail order until late last night.

Speaking to reporters at his residence in Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills, Allu Arjun thanked all those who supported him since he was arrested, especially his fans. He reiterated that the stampede and woman's death was "purely accidental, unintentional, no connection to me". He added that he had been coming to Sandhya theatre since 20 years, but had never witnessed any untoward incident.