Allu Arjun is as soon as once more on the centre of debate a 12 months after the Pushpa 2: The Rule stampede at Hyderabad’s Sandhya Theatre left an eight-year-old boy critically injured and claimed the lifetime of his mom. The incident occurred on December 4 final 12 months when the actor visited the theatre, triggering an enormous crowd surge. Now, regardless of the promised Rs 2 crore ex gratia, the kid’s father says he’s nonetheless struggling financially to maintain his son alive.Amid the continued experiences, a video of the boy’s father thanking Allu Arjun for earlier monetary assist has resurfaced on-line.
Father thanks Allu Arjun for ‘immense’ assist in viral clip
Within the video, shared extensively on social media, Sritej’s father expresses gratitude after producer Dil Raju confirmed that monetary support had certainly been prolonged.“My son is on the best way to restoration. Allu Arjun helped him immensely. It’s due to his assist that my son is recovering at a very good tempo. With out Allu Arjun’s assist this could have been not possible. I need to specific my gratitude to Allu Arjun Sir,” he mentioned.
A 12 months later, household says medical bills are overwhelming
Eight-year-old Sritej, who was critically injured throughout the stampede, remained within the hospital for months earlier than being discharged after 146 days of remedy from KIMS Hospital. He now continues his restoration at a neuro-rehabilitation centre.Chatting with ABN, the boy’s father, Magudampalli Bhaskar, mentioned his son nonetheless requires round Rs 90,000 each month for remedy, other than a number of extra prices. He shared that the kid can’t eat, drink or breathe correctly on his personal, and he’s now the one caretaker for his son, daughter and aged mom.Bhaskar, who needed to give up his job at a gold store, mentioned the entire month-to-month medical expenditure has reached practically Rs 1.25 lakh. He additionally claimed that Rs 3 lakh was spent this 12 months on surgical procedures on his son’s legs alone.
Ex gratia deposit confirmed, however curiosity not sufficient: father
Bhaskar confirmed that Allu Arjun’s household deposited Rs 2 crore for Sritej’s future. Nevertheless, he mentioned the curiosity earnings are usually not adequate to cowl the continued and rising medical bills. He additionally mentioned he tried contacting the actor’s crew for additional help—since they’d promised to assist his son’s rehabilitation—however didn’t obtain a response.
Allu Arjun’s spokesperson responds
A spokesperson for Allu Arjun instructed Hindustan Instances that they stand by producer Bunny Vas’ assertion made at an occasion on Thursday. When requested about experiences of Allu Arjun ignoring the household’s plea, Bunny Vas mentioned, “This isn’t the stage, please. There are a lot of pedda manushulu (respectable individuals) in between. Something that we’re doing, we’re doing it by means of Dil Raju garu.”He added that Allu Arjun shouldn’t be straight concerned in fund allocation. “Retaining apart whether or not we managed to fulfill them or not, we’re following explicit tips. We’re figuring out the place the fund ought to be allotted, together with its use for medical functions and different issues. We put a system in place. If they’re dissatisfied or the cash isn’t sufficient, they will communicate to the pedda manushulu. We are going to appropriate any points that want consideration. It’s not a direct factor,” he mentioned.
What occurred after the 2024 incident
After the December 4 stampede, Allu Arjun was arrested by Hyderabad police and produced earlier than a courtroom on December 13. Although he acquired interim bail the identical day from the Telangana Excessive Courtroom, he needed to keep in custody in a single day as a result of procedural delays.Later in December, Allu Arjun’s father and producer Allu Aravind introduced a Rs 2 crore ex gratia bundle: Rs 1 crore from Allu Arjun, Rs 50 lakh from Mythri Film Makers and Rs 50 lakh from director Sukumar. Dil Raju, appearing by means of the Telangana Movie Improvement Company (TGFDC), was appointed as mediator. Arjun had additionally assured that he would cowl the boy’s ongoing medical bills.