Bengaluru:
Ravi, the motive force concerned in a homicide case wherein well-liked Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and his girlfriend Pavithra Gowda are accused, instructed police that he was instructed to take the autumn for the homicide however refused.
In accordance with Ravi, Renuka Swamy, whose physique was found later, didn’t anticipate the assault that awaited him when he obtained into his cab. Ravi said that Mr Swamy was not forcibly taken however was persuaded by others to hitch them. Within the cab, the others accused within the case assured Mr Swamy they’d take him to fulfill Darshan and instructed that he apologise for his social media feedback towards the actor’s girlfriend.
Darshan alongside along with his co-star and girlfriend Pavithra Gowda and 11 others, is in police custody. Ms Gowda allegedly prompted Darshan to punish Renuka Swamy for derogatory remarks allegedly made on her social media posts.
Ravi transported Renuka Swamy from Chitradurga to Bengaluru, a journey of roughly 200 kilometres. Upon reaching Bengaluru, Ravi went into hiding however later contacted the taxi affiliation in Chitradurga, who suggested him to give up to the police.
Ravi’s give up on Thursday night time to the Deputy Superintendent of Police’s workplace in Chitradurga has given a brand new route to the investigation. In accordance with the police, Raghu alias Raghavendra, who managed a fan membership for Darshan in Chitradurga, organized the taxi that Ravi drove. Raghu, together with others, had organised the kidnapping of Renuka Swamy on June 8, resulting in the sequence of occasions.
Particulars from the investigation reveal that Darshan and his aides took Swamy to a shed in Bengaluru’s Kamakshipalya. There, Darshan allegedly thrashed Swamy with a belt, and his aides beat him with sticks till he misplaced consciousness. The assault resulted in a number of fractures and extreme accidents. Renuka Swamy’s physique, later discovered by a meals supply rider, was being nibbled by canines.
The post-mortem report confirmed the brutal nature of the homicide, citing shock and haemorrhage as the reason for demise. The report recognized 15 wounds on Swamy’s physique, with accidents to the pinnacle, stomach, chest, and different elements. His head had additionally rammed right into a mini-truck parked on the shed, including to the deadly accidents. The police seized the truck and different devices used within the torture, together with wood logs, a leather-based belt, and a rope.
Darshan allegedly planted three males to take the blame for the homicide, providing them Rs 5 lakh every.
Karnataka Residence Minister G Parameshwara has refuted allegations of preferential remedy being given to Darshan throughout his detention on the Annapoorneshwari Nagar police station. Mr Parameshwara stated that Darshan is receiving the identical remedy as every other accused, dispelling rumors of particular amenities resembling being served ‘Biryani’.
“It’s not doable for police to offer Biryani and royal remedy to the accused. It’s not executed and it shouldn’t be executed,” Mr Parameshwara stated.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar additionally denied any undue affect over the investigation. Experiences suggesting {that a} state minister was trying to guard Darshan have been strongly denied by Mr Shivakumar, who stated no political stress was being utilized.
“There isn’t any stress from anybody…..neither our Residence Minister or anybody else is concerned in it, we aren’t recommending something, we do not know something,” Mr Shivakumar stated.
The case has sparked widespread outrage, resulting in protests throughout Karnataka. In Kalaburagi, the Jangam Samaj organised an enormous demonstration demanding extreme punishment for Darshan and his associates. Protesters marched from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Circle to the District Deputy Commissioner’s Workplace, the place they burned Darshan’s portrait to sentence the homicide.
BJP chief CP Yogeshwar claimed that Mr Shivakumar and his brother, former MP DK Suresh, had plans to area Darshan as a Congress candidate within the upcoming Channapatna Meeting by-election. This by-election is pending following the election of JD(S) chief and former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy to the Lok Sabha.