The bail pleas of actor Darshan and Pavitra Gowda have been rejected while Deepak, accused in the Renukaswamy Murder Case, has been granted bail by the Bengaluru's City Civil Court. Notably, the Kannada actor Darshan is currently being held in Ballary jail.
Advocate Sadananda Shastri said, "… There are about 17 accused in all who have been marked in the chargesheet. I am representing accused no.13, Deepak Kumar. There were a lot of infirmities and technical issues when they took evidence as well as witness statements. When we went through the chargesheet, we found that it is not according to either the new or the old act… The death of Renukaswamy is condemnable and no one involved should be spared. But the accused I represent had not participated in any of the offences…"
Renukaswamy murder case | Accused Deepak granted bail in the case by City Civil Court. Bail pleas of actor Darshan, and Pavithra Gowda rejected. More details awaited.#Karnataka
— ANI (@ANI) October 14, 2024
After spending 100 days in custody, Kannada actor Darshan in September filed a bail application in connection with the Chitradurga Renukaswamy murder case. His lawyer filed the application before the 57th Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge court in Bengaluru.
The 47-year-old actor is currently lodged in Ballari prison. He was shifted from the Parappana Agrahara Central jail, after a photograph of him hanging out with three others, including a rowdy-sheeter, on the lawns of the jail had gone viral, sparking an uproar.
In the picture, the actor was seen in a relaxed mood, sitting on a chair and holding a cigarette and a coffee mug. Also, a purported video of Darshan speaking to a person over a video call from the prison too surfaced on social media.
A quick break up of who was shifted to which jail:
Darshan was shifted to the Bellary Jail, while his friend Gowda remained in the Parapanaagrahara Prison. Accused Anukumar and Deepak were also moved to the Parapanaagrahara jail. Nadish has been sent to Mysore Jail, Jagadish to the Shimoga Jail, Dhanraj to the Dharwad Jail, Vijay to the Vijayapura Jail, Nagaraj to the Gulbarga Jail, Lakshmana to the Shivamogga Jail and Pradush to the Belgavi Jail. Meanwhile, accused Ravi, Karthik, Nikhil, Keshavmurthy are in the Tumkur Jail.
Renukaswamy Murder Case
Renukaswamy, 33, an auto driver, was found dead near a flyover in Bengaluru on June 9. According to the police, Renukaswamy was kidnapped and murdered by a gang based on Darshan's direction, after Renukaswamy allegedly sent offensive messages to actor Pavithra Gowda, on social media.
His body was found near a stormwater drain next to an apartment in Sumanahalli here on June nine. According to the post-mortem report, Renukaswamy, a native of Chitradurga, died due to shock and haemorrhage as a result of multiple blunt injuries.