Komatireddy DEMANDS Allu Arjun To Pay Rs 20 Cr To Stampede Victim: 'Pushpa 2 Collected Rs 2000 Cr' - News18

Allu Arjun had previously offered Rs 25 Lakhs as compensation to the family of the woman who died in the stampede caused at the Pushpa 2 premiere. Cinematography Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy has demanded Allu Arjun to pay Rs 20 Cr to the family of the Pushpa 2 stampede victim. On Sunday, speaking with the press, Komatireddy noted that Pushpa 2 has done a phenomenal business at the box office and the least Allu Arjun could do was take out Rs 20 Cr from its collection and help the family of the victim. The demands were made shortly after Allu Arjun's house was vandalised by protestors demanding justice for the victim. As reported by Gulte, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy said, "Allu Arjun was asked not to come to the theatre, but he did anyway. His open top car show drove huge crowds, which resulted in the death of a mother named Revathi while her son is battling for his life. When the police intimated Allu Arjun about this, he still insisted on watching the film This is purely an act of ignorance and negligence." "They are proudly saying that their film collected ₹2000 crore and 3000 crore. In that case, why can't they pay the family of the deceased at least ₹20 crore? This is my demand to Arjun, and the makers of that film to pay the family ₹20 crore." Komatireddy added. For the unversed, Allu Arjun landed in legal trouble after a woman died during a stampede that was caused at the Pushpa 2 premiere. The crowd went out of control after Allu Arjun stepped out of his car to greet fans attending the premiere. A woman died while her son was brutally injured. The boy has been hospitalised since. Allu Arjun had revealed that he will be giving Rs 25 Cr to the family of the victim. He also apologised to the family. Earlier this month, Allu Arjun was arrested in connection with the stampede case. He was released on bail. While investigation is still underway, Hyderabad Police released a 10-minute video detailing the happenings on the fateful day at Sandhya theatre. As per the video, the actor was escorted out by the deputy commissioner of police (DCP) and the assistant commissioner of police (ACP), and other officers, contradictory to his claim that he left the spot shortly after his manager informed him about the overcrowding. As per the footage released, the video with timestamps indicated that the actor remained in the theatre until nearly midnight, alleging that he ignored police requests to leave. In the video presentation, the police displayed a letter they had sent to the theatre management, instructing them not to allow Allu Arjun or the film crew to attend the show. Amid this, protestors landed outside his house on Sunday to demand justice. They vandalised the property and damaged a portion of the house as well. Allu Arjun is yet to react to these developments.