Actor Darshan arrest: Chilling details of murder over lewd messages emerge
Bengaluru (PTI): Shocking details have emerged from the probe into the murder of a man who allegedly made derogatory comments against the friend and co-star of leading Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa.
According to police sources, Renukaswamy (33) drew the wrath of Darshan for making lewd comments against Pavithra Gowda on her social media posts.
"It was Pavithra who instigated Darshan to punish Renukaswamy. Accordingly, the plan was hatched," they said.
Renukaswamy hailed from Lakshmi Venkateshwara Layout in Chitradurga and worked with a pharmacy company.
"Darshan engaged the Chitradurga unit of Darshan Fan Club Convenor Raghavendra alias Raghu, who obtained all information about Renukaswamy."
Renukaswamy's wife Sahana said Raghavendra picked up her husband on Friday night from near their house.
The victim was abducted and taken to a shed in Kamakshipalya area in Bengaluru, the sources said.
"Darshan beat up Renukaswamy with a belt. After he fell unconscious, his accomplices thrashed him with sticks. Further, they threw him against a wall, which proved fatal," they said adding there were multiple bone fractures all over his body.
After he died, his body was dumped in a stormwater drain.
A food delivery boy who noticed dogs eating a human body alerted the police.
When the police were working on the case, two accused approached Kamakshipalya police and "confessed" to having killed Renukaswamy over a financial dispute.
As the investigation progressed, police found out Darshan and Pavithra's involvement.
Darshan, his friend and film actress Pavithra Gowda, and 11 others were arrested in connection with Renukaswamy's murder on Tuesday.
The 47-year-old actor has been remanded to six days' police custody by a court.
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Sydney: The world's largest crocodile in captivity has died at a wildlife sanctuary in Australia on Saturday. Cassius was believed to be over 110 years old.
Measuring nearly 5.5 metres (18 feet) in length and weighing close to one ton, Cassius was awarded the Guinness World Record for the largest crocodile in captivity in 2011.
Marineland Melanesia Crocodile Habitat shared the news on Facebook, describing Cassius as "our beloved mate" and "a cherished member of our family." They noted that his condition had been declining since October 15, stating, "He was very old and believed to be living beyond the years of a wild croc."
Before his life in captivity, Cassius was known for hunting and eating cattle and for attacking boat propellers.
The group’s website highlights that the huge saltwater crocodile had been living there since 1987, after being transported from the Northern Territory, where crocodiles play a significant role in the local tourism industry.
