The risky side of fan photo sessions

On Monday evening, a photo session of fans with Allu Arjun turned nasty. Fans flocked to the convention centre in excess of the permitted limit; chaos ensued; and there was a stampede. Several people were injured. Angry fans broke the glass panes at the Convention Centre and police had to stage a lathi charge.  Ultimately, the photo session was called off.

Allu Arjun apologised to his fans for the mishap. He said he would not take their love for granted and would be more careful going forward.

He tweeted saying, “I got to know about the unfortunate incident of my fans getting injured at a fan meet today. My team is personally monitoring the situation and keeping me updated. Henceforth I will take a lot of care to ensure that such incidents don't happen. Your love and admiration are my biggest asset and I am never going to take them for granted.”

However, this not an isolated case! A couple of years ago, a stampede took place during a photo session with Mahesh Babu when fans turned out in large numbers to see their favourite actor.