Anukumar, who is the accused number seven in the police FIR, lost his father Chandrappa, on Friday. Family sources said Chandrappa was under depression ever since his son was arrested.
Chitradurga, Karnataka: The father of one of the accused in the Renukaswamy murder case in which leading Kannada actor Darshan and his actress friend Pavithra Gowda are the key accused, died of heart attack, family sources said.
Anukumar, who is the accused number seven in the police FIR, lost his father Chandrappa, on Friday.
Family sources said Chandrappa was under depression ever since his son was arrested.
As Anukumar’s mother was adamant that her son should be present during the funeral, police brought him from Bengaluru to Chitradurga under tight security after seeking permission from a court on late Saturday night, sources said.
“Chandrappa had died of a heart attack on Friday evening. Anukumar’s mother and family insisted on not picking up the body until Anukumar came,” the sources added.
Bengaluru police brought Anukumar to Chitradurga after obtaining permission from the court on late Saturday night.
An Additional Metropolitan Magistrate court on Saturday extended the police custody to Darshan and his 12 aides for five more days, which was to end on Sunday.