Bengaluru: A city court on Tuesday (September 17) extended the judicial custody of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, his friend Pavithra Gowda and others till September 30 in the Renukaswamy murder case.
Darshan, Pavithra and others were produced before court via video-conferencing
Darshan, Pavithra and 15 other accused, who are all accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, were produced before the 24th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court through video conferencing from various jails across the state of Karnataka, where they are currently lodged in judicial custody, after the expiry of their judicial custody granted earlier by the court, which extended their judicial custody in the case till September 30, news agency PTI reported.
Bengaluru Police filed a 3,991-page preliminary charge sheet on September 4
The Bengaluru Police on September 4 filed a 3,991-page preliminary charge sheet in the Renukaswamy murder case and the charge sheet comprises statements of 231 witnesses and technical and electronic evidence. The names of 56 police officers are also in the charge sheet as the witnesses in the case.
A ‘watertight’ charge sheet was prepared after probing the case from all aspects, Bengaluru Police Commissioner earlier said
A statement issued by the Bengaluru police earlier said that the charge sheet against all the 17 accused persons in the murder case, including actor Darshan, has been filed on the basis of the eye-witnesses accounts and circumstantial, technical, scientific and other evidence collected during the investigation of the case. Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda had on September 4, the day when the charge sheet was filed in the case, had told the media that a “watertight” charge sheet was prepared after probing the case from all aspects.
Renukaswamy allegedly made derogatory comments against Pavithra
As per media reports, Renukaswamy, who is said to be a fan of actor Darshan, allegedly made derogatory comments against Pavithra, allegedly a friend of Darshan, on social media, which allegedly enraged Darshan, allegedly leading to his murder. Post-mortem report of deceased revealed that he died due to shock and haemorrhage as a result of multiple blunt injuries.
