Renuka Swamy murder case: Darshan gave Rs 5 lakh each to 3 people and asked them to take the blame on themselves

Police said Darshan had appointed Raghavendra alias Raghu, convenor of his fan club in Chitradurga, to gather information about Renuka Swamy. The victim's wife also alleged that Raghu kidnapped her from near their house. Police said in its complaint that Renuka was brutally attacked, tied with ropes and beaten badly with wooden sticks in a shed before being killed. 13 people, including Darshan and Pavitra Gowda, have been arrested in the case.

the culprits will be punished

Bangalore Police Commissioner B Dayanand has said that they will investigate the case thoroughly as per the law and bring out the truth. He said, 'The culprits should be punished mercilessly as per the law.' State Home Minister G Parameshwara said that the police have been given complete freedom to take action against Darshan and other accused as per the law.

Demand for ban on Darshan's films

This incident has created a stir in the Kannada film industry and demands have started rising that Darshan's films should not be released. Darshan, known as 'Challenging Star', has worked in many films like 'Kariya' (2003), 'Namma Preethiya Ramu' (2003), 'Tarak' (2017), 'Yajaman' (2019) and 'Kurukshetra' (2019).