Darshan is among those accused of having carried out the murder of a man named Renukaswamy after the latter made derogatory comments on social media against the actor’s girlfriend.
A trial court in Karnataka on Saturday sent Kannada actor Darshan Thogudeepa and three other persons accused in the Renukaswamy murder case to judicial custody till July 4.
Darshan is among those accused of having carried out the murder of a man named Renukaswamy whose corpse was found on June 9.
It is alleged that Renukaswamy died from injuries sustained in an attack carried out on Darshan’s instructions after he made derogatory comments against the actor’s girlfriend Pavithra Gowda (also an accused) on social media.
There are a total of seventeen persons accused in the case, including Darshan Thogudeepa and Pavithra Gowda.
Darshan had been in police custody since his arrest on July 11. On June 20, the police custody over Darshan was extended by two more days, till June 22.
After the extended police custody ended today, the trial court has now sent Darshan to judicial custody along with three of his alleged accomplices, Vinay, Pradush and Dhanaraj.
Source: https://www.barandbench.com/news/renukaswamy-murder-actor-darshan-three-others-sent-judicial-custody