No evidence that Renukaswamy died in shed, argues lawyer of accused; HC adjourns hearing to Dec 3
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court bench that heard the bail petitions of Kannada film star Darshan Thoogudeepa in the Renukaswamy murder case on Friday has scheduled the next hearing for December 3, following senior advocate Sandesh Chouta’s argument that there was no evidence of the victim dying in a shed at Pattanagere, West Bengaluru.
Chouta, who represented Accused No 11 Nagaraju in court, told the bench on Friday that the statements recorded by the police do not carry any evidence that the accused had an intention to kill Renukaswamy or knowledge to cause murder, reports Deccan Herald. There were also no bloodstains recorded in the injunctions on Nagaraju’s footwear and clothes during the recovery, although the forensic report states so, the advocate pointed out.
He added during the hearing that, with the case having 12 assailants, the assault on Renukaswamy could, at best, be an incident of grievous injury or culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Justice Shetty, who heard the case, adjourned the hearing till December 3.
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Pune journalist booked on voyeurism charge for filming woman at lodge
Pune (PTI): Police have registered a case of voyeurism against a television journalist in Pune for allegedly filming a woman in an objectionable position without her consent at a lodge in the city, officials said on Saturday.
The FIR was filed against Rohan Kadam under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 77 (voyeurism) and 3(5) (common intention) at the Vishrambaug police station here, while the complaint mentions that he was accompanied by three other journalists, they said.
The incident took place on April 8 when the accused had checked into a room at a lodge in Budhwar Peth, which houses a red light area.
In her complaint, the woman said that while she was wearing her saree after establishing "physical relations with a customer", she realised that an unidentified person was filming her through a net above the partition wall between the rooms.
She opened the door of her room and knocked on the adjacent door, asking the person to come out, the FIR said.
"The woman sought clarification from Kadam, who gave vague answers and refused to show his phone. When the lodge operator, the woman and others questioned him, he claimed that they were a group of four journalists conducting a sting operation," it said.
Police said Kadam was assaulted when he allegedly tried to flee from the spot.
The woman later approached the Vishrambaug police station and lodged a complaint.
"We have registered a case in this regard and further probe is on," a police officer said.
Meanwhile, the Pune Union of Working Journalists (PUWJ) has written a letter to city Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, seeking action against the journalist for the alleged act.
In the letter, the journalists' body said there were murmurs that some journalists and others were trying to ensure that no offence is registered in the matter.
"We do not agree with this and clarify that PUWJ will not come in the way of the probe," the letter stated.
