Framed in fan murder case, says Darshan in bail plea


Bengaluru, Sep 27 (IANS): Kannada film actor Darshan, who was arrested in the Renukaswamy murder case and is presently lodged in Ballari district prison, has said in his bail petition that he is innocent and has been framed. The High Court bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna will hear the matter on Friday.

Darshan’s bail petition further said that he has been "fixed" in the case. "Barring the major injury on the head, no major injuries were found on the body of Renukaswamy. There is no clarity on his exact time of death. There are contradictions between the statements before the court and the medical reports. There is no evidence to prove that Darshan has committed the crime of murder. The authorities have created evidence against Darshan in the case, the bail petition states.

Further, the bail petition states that superstar Darshan has a fan following in Karnataka and other countries. The details of movable and immovable properties have also been mentioned in the petition.

Sources confirmed that arrangements are being made by his wife Vijayalaxmi to bring Darshan to Bengaluru from Ballary by helicopter if the court accepts his bail petition.

On June 9, Renukaswamy was abducted from Chitradurga and brought to Bengaluru, where he was confined in a shed at Pattanagere and brutally assaulted.

Renukaswamy was murdered, and his body was dumped in a drain at Sumanahalli. In connection with this case, 17 people, including Darshan and his partner Pavithra Gowda, were arrested on June 11 morning. All the accused are currently in jail and are under judicial custody.

After 102 days of arrest, Darshan had, last Saturday, submitted a bail petition through his counsel at the sessions court. His counsel had also pleaded for an emergency hearing on the matter.

Meanwhile, Darshan was grilled at the Ballary prison by Income Tax sleuths in connection with money transactions between the accused linked to the brutal murder of his fan Renukaswamy.

Darshan is also facing cases in connection with receiving royal treatment at the Central Prison in Bengaluru. Nine officers attached to the prison department were suspended and three FIRs were slapped on Darshan and others in the case.

Jailed Kannada superstar Darshan admitted to assaulting Renukaswamy, a fan of the actor allegedly killed by Darshan and his aides for sending obscene messages to his partner Pavithra Gowda, but claimed that he was informed about the victim's death later, according to his 20-page statement mentioned in the charge sheet filed by the police probing the case.

In the 3,991-page charge sheet submitted to the 24th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (ACMM) court on September 4, Darshan has provided graphic details of how he attacked Renukaswamy who was kidnapped and kept in captivity by his gang.

The charge sheet also revealed that Renukaswamy chatted with Pavithra Gowda by creating a fake ID on Instagram under the name Gowtham.

He repeatedly told her that he would send her pictures of his private parts and even claimed that he was better than Darshan, the charge sheet stated.

 

 

  

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  • Prakash, Manipal

    Fri, Sep 27 2024

    This case is very difficult to conclude in prosecution... Mob related murders are often inconclusive and links do not match... Moreover witnesses will turn hostile during the course of the trial... There was beastly actions from the gang under influence... It is anybody's guess as which blow killed the skeletal fellow... The punishment he received was far harsher for the mistakes he committed... Overall the actor and gang may benefit from lack of solid evidences in proving the murder conclusively....

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  • Ashwin Perla, Perladka

    Fri, Sep 27 2024

    Totally agree. Also at some point of time, Darshan will be given bail. He will probably have to pay some chillar surety of few lakh rupees. He will cite his wife and kids needs him and he is the sole earning member of the family. Once he is outside, intimidation, coercion, donation etc will happen to witness and other involved in the case. He will start acting again, fans will pour milk over his cutout in Bangalore for the next release etc etc

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