Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa murdered a fan!: CCTV footage shows him leaving the crime scene, girlfriend also arrested
On June 11, popular Kannada cinema actor Darshan Thoogudeepa was arrested. He has been accused of killing his own fan. Bangalore Police told in a press conference yesterday that the actor had a fight with the deceased a few days ago. Now the police have also got hold of the CCTV footage, in which the actor is seen coming out of the crime scene. In the report of News 18, quoting a source close to the police, it is being told that the police has got strong evidence against actor Darshan. On June 9, a person working as a security guard in an apartment in Kamakshipalya area saw that some dogs were dragging a dead body in the drain near the building. The security guard immediately called Kamakshipalya police station and informed about the incident. Police found in the investigation that the body was of Renuka Swami, who works in a medical store. Police registered a case of murder and started investigation. Investigation of the case has revealed that the deceased was kidnapped by some people from Chitradurga area. The deceased was tortured for about 1 hour. Due to the continuous beating, Renuka Swamy died at 11 pm. During the investigation, when the police searched the CCTV footage, the name of Raghu Darshan alias Raghavendra, the district president of Darshan’s fan association, came up. Raghu was taken into custody by the police along with his two companions and interrogation was started. Actor Darshan seen at the crime scene with his girlfriend in the CCTV footage According to the police official, Raghavendra forcibly kidnapped Renuka Swamy from Chitradurga area and took her to the godown of Pattanavadagere in RR Nagar. She was continuously beaten, which led to her death. When the CCTV was examined, actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and his girlfriend were seen leaving the crime scene. In the detailed investigation, it has been found that from 11 pm to 3 am, the mobile numbers of Darshan and Pavitra were also active in the mobile network of the same area. After 3 pm, Darshan left the crime scene with his girlfriend Pavitra, after which Raghavendra threw Renuka Swamy’s dead body in Kamakshipalya. Darshan was arrested from Mysore and actress Pavitra from the gym. Police officials found in CCTV that first a black Scorpio came out of the crime scene, in which the dead body of the deceased was kept. Actor Darshan and Pavitra came out of the crime scene in a red Thar behind it. After getting evidence against actor Darshan and actress Pavitra, Bangalore Police first arrested Darshan from a farmhouse in Mysore, then Pavitra was arrested while leaving a gym in Bangalore. What was the whole matter? Actually, the police found that the deceased Renuka Swami was a big fan of actor Darshan. In January 2024, Kannada actress Pavitra Gowda celebrated her 10th anniversary with Darshan. The relationship of both of them came into controversy, because Darshan Kumar is already married. Darshan used to send objectionable messages to Pavitra on social media. Renuka Swami, a fan of Darshan Thoogudeepa, was very angry with this news. He was constantly messaging Pavitra Gowda and asking her to stay away from Darshan. Initially, Pavitra ignored his messages, but later Renuka Swami started threatening her by sending objectionable messages. When Pavitra told this to Darshan, he took action against that person. This has been confirmed on the basis of the statements of 10 people arrested in the murder case. At present, the detailed investigation of this murder case is going on. Actor Darshan has been surrounded by many controversies. In the year 2011, Darshan Thoogudeepa’s wife filed a complaint against him accusing him of domestic violence. He had to remain in police custody for 14 days in the case. Later his wife withdrew the case. After the matter came to light, Darshan publicly apologized to his fans. His film Saarthi, released just after the controversy, was a huge hit. After this, in the year 2016, his wife again lodged a complaint with the Bangalore Police due to his bad behavior. Misbehaved with a waiter in a hotel in Mysore In the year 2021, Darshan was accused of misbehaving with a waiter in a hotel in Mysore. Later it came to light that Darshan had settled the matter by giving 50 thousand rupees to the waiter. Farmhouse was raided In January 2023, the Forest Department raided Darshan’s farmhouse in T. Narsipur. During this, the department seized four bar-headed ducks from his farmhouse, which Darshan had kept illegally. Was in the news for extra marital affair In January 2024, Kannada actress Pavitra Gowda shared a reel on social media and shared a glimpse of the celebration on the completion of 10 years of her relationship with Darshan. From which it was revealed that Darshan has an extra marital affair with actress Pavitra. Producer was threatened In the year 2022, Bharat, a well-known producer of Kannada industry, filed a complaint against Darshan. He alleged that Darshan was threatening him with dire consequences. Dispute with Kichcha Sudeep was in the news Kannada actor Darshan and Kichcha Sudeep were close friends at one time. Both were often spotted together, however, Darshan broke the friendship after being angry with a statement by Kicha Sudeep. If reports are to be believed, the reason for the quarrel between the two was a film. Darshan got his first film with the help of Kicha Sudeep, however, when Kicha Sudeep mentioned this in an interview, Darshan got angry with him. Sudeep Kicha had told in an interview that he had first seen Darshan when he was standing with other crew members on the set of a film holding a clapboard. I got a film. When I left that film, I suggested the makers to take Darshan. When this statement came out, Darshan got angry and he broke his friendship with Kicha Sudeep. There was so much discussion about this that Darshan himself had told in a social media post that he and Kicha Sudeep are no longer friends. Let us tell you that 47-year-old actor Darshan is a well-known face of Kannada cinema. He has been a part of superhit Kannada films like Kariya, Kalasipalya, Gaja, Navagraha, Sarathi, Bulbul, Yajaman, Robert, Kaateera. He has received the Best Actor award 9 times.