Hyderabad Stampede: Police Warns Against False Social Media Posts, Vows Legal Action

Hyderabad Stampede: The police said that their department already presented the facts learned during the probe in the form of a video and requested the public not to believe in false propaganda.

The Hyderabad City Police on Wednesday issued a stern warning against those spreading false information and misleading videos on social media concerning the Sandhya Theatre stampede incident. The incident, which occurred on December 4 during the screening of Pushpa 2, resulted in the death of a 35-year-old woman and left her eight-year-old son seriously injured.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the police stated that it had come to their notice that some individuals were sharing videos falsely claiming that the stampede occurred before actor Allu Arjun arrived at the theatre. The police clarified that they had already presented the facts from their investigation to the public through an official video.

Taking to X, Hyderabad police said, "We will take strict action if anyone posts false information or videos on social media that mislead people about the Sandhya Theater stampede incident. It has come to our attention that some people posted false videos that a stampede had taken place before Allu Arjun arrived."

The police said that their department already presented the facts learned during the investigation into this incident to the public in the form of a video and requested them not to believe in "false propoganda".

The police said: "However, it has come to our attention that some people have deliberately posted videos on social media that were created to mislead people and show that a stampede had occurred before Arjun's arrival. We will take legal action against those who deliberately spread such false propaganda while the case is being investigated."