Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa accused of murdering a fan: 3 people were offered Rs 15 lakh to take responsibility for the murder, CCTV footage revealed

Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa has been accused of murdering his own fan. He and co-star Pavitra Gowda were arrested in the murder case on June 11. The names of both came to light when during the investigation, CCTV footage showed Darshan and Pavitra leaving the crime scene. Now a new revelation has been made in this murder case. According to the Bangalore Police, Kannada actor Darshan had offered Rs 15 lakh to his 3 associates to take responsibility for the murder. Along with this, on Thursday, Bangalore Police has also arrested Darshan’s close friend Nagaraj and co-star Pradosh. According to the police, Nagaraj was the one who was dealing between Darshan and other accused in this murder case. He looks after Darshan’s farmhouse in Mysore. Pradosh was absconding since Darshan’s arrest. Police took Darshan to the crime scene on June 12, questioned for hours After the arrest of Thoogudipa and Pavitra on June 11, on June 12, Bengaluru police took both of them to the godown in Pattanavadagere, RR Nagar, where their fan Renukaswamy was murdered. Both were questioned for hours at the crime scene. Police have told, quoting the accused, that after kidnapping, fan Renukaswamy was beaten with belts and sticks. He was picked up and thrown against the wall. Renukaswamy was seriously injured in the assault that continued for about 1 hour and he died. Renukaswamy’s body was found on June 9, Darshan’s close aide arrested a day later Actually, Renuka’s body was found near an apartment in Kamakshipalya area on June 9. The security guard was the first to see it. Some dogs were dragging a dead body in the drain. The guard called the Kamakshipalya police station and informed about the incident. According to the police, the body was of Renukaswamy, who worked in a medical store. During investigation, police found out that deceased Renuka was kidnapped by some people from Chitradurga area. Police suspected Raghu Darshan alias Raghavendra, district president of actor Darshan’s fan association, in this case. Therefore, Raghu was detained along with his two companions and questioned, which revealed the whole case. How the accused were caught, actor-actress seen near the crime scene in CCTV footage Karnataka police officials told on June 11, quoting the accused, ‘Raghavendra kidnapped Renukaswami from Chitradurga area. Then he took her to the godown in Pattanavadagere of RR Nagar. Where she was beaten up, due to which she died. After this, Raghavendra threw Renuka’s body in the drain in Kamakshipalya area. When the police investigated the area around the crime scene, they saw actor Darshan and actress Pavitra coming out of the crime scene in the CCTV footage. From 11 pm to 3 am, the mobile numbers of both were active in the same area. Darshan and Pavitra were arrested after CCTV footage was found Actor Darshan was arrested from a farmhouse in Mysore on Tuesday, June 11, in connection with Renukaswamy’s murder. The deceased’s family alleges that he was murdered at Darshan’s behest. Why was the fan murdered? The deceased Renukaswamy was a fan of actor Darshan. In January 2024, Kannada actress Pavitra Gowda celebrated her 10th anniversary with Darshan. This brought their relationship into controversy, as Darshan is already married. Renukaswamy was very angry with this news. He was constantly messaging Pavitra and asking her to stay away from Darshan. Initially, Pavitra ignored his messages, but later Renuka started threatening by sending objectionable messages. According to police sources, Pavitra provoked Darshan to kill Renuka. Asked to punish him. Who is Darshan Thoogudeepa 47-year-old actor Darshan is a well-known face of Kannada cinema. He has worked in superhit Kannada films like Kariya, Kalasipalya, Gaja, Navgraha, Sarathi, Bulbul, Yajaman, Robert, Kaateera. He has also received the Best Actor award 9 times. Actor Darshan has been surrounded by many controversies

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