In a big development in the Renuka Swamy murder case, Karnataka police have now arrested two more people. As reported by the news agency PTI, police officials arrested Kannada cine star and murder accused Darshan Thoogudeepa’s close aide Nagaraj and co-star Pradosh on Thursday.
Police sources claim that Nagaraj was looking after all the dealings of Darshan. He was reportedly also looking after Darshan’s farmhouse in Mysuru. Nagaraj was on the run ever since police arrested Darshan earlier this week. Meanwhile, details about Pradosh’s connection to the murder case is not known as of now.
This means that so far, 15 people have been arrested in the Renuka Swamy murder case including Darshan and his actress friend Pavithra Gowda.
Darshan and Pavithra were arrested by the Bengaluru police from Mysuru on Tuesday (June 11). They were then brought to Bengaluru and sent to 6-day police custody. Police officials are investigating their involvement in the Renuka Swamy murder case and have already seized their cell phones.
Renuka Swamy was found dead at Sumanahalli Bridge in Bengaluru on June 8, 2024. He used to reportedly work at an Apollo Pharmacy branch in Chitradurga. Previously, police officials claimed that Renuka used to send vulgar messages to Kannada actress Pavithra Gowad, a friend of Darshan. Angry about this, Renuka Swamy was murdered and his dead body was allegedly thrown in a canal at Kamaksshipalya, Bengaluru in front of Darshan. Reportedly, eight of the accused have implicated Darshan, claiming his presence during Renuka Swamy’s assault.
Earlier today, Karnataka police officials claimed that Darshan and his aides beat Renuka Swamt with sticks and threw him against the wall which led to his death. “It was Pavithra who instigated Darshan to punish Renukaswamy. Accordingly, the plan was hatched,” sources claimed.
However, on Wednesday, Renuka Swamy’s wife denied claims that her late husband used to send derogatory messages to anyone. “My husband called me on June 8 afternoon. If my husband had sent derogatory messages on social media, he should have been given a warning. What was the need to kill him,” she said and then added, “Whether he is an actor (Darshan) or a star, I want justice.”
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