Man found dead in Andhra theatre during ‘Pushpa 2’ screening

PTI, Dec 10, 2024, 7:24 PM IST

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Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh): A 35-year-old man was found dead in a local theatre in Rayadurgam in this district during a matinee show of ‘Pushpa 2’, said a police official on Tuesday.

Kalyandurgam Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ravi Babu stated that Harijana Madhannappa was found dead around 6 pm on Monday by the theatre’s cleaning staff.

“It is not clear when he died, but the cleaning staff found him dead at around 6 pm after the matinee show,” Babu told PTI.

According to the police, Madhannappa entered the theatre for the matinee show at around 2.30 pm on Monday in an inebriated state.

“He was a father of four children and had a history of alcohol addiction. He was already drunk and consumed more alcohol inside the theatre,” said a police official.

The police have registered a case under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act.