Bengaluru: As the police investigation is progressing in Renukaswamy murder case, new information is revealing with each day, sources have suggested that actor Darshan who is arrested in connection with the murder of Renukaswamy was partying at a pub in Bengaluru on day of the latter’s murder, reported India Today.
The report stated that Darshan later went to the shed after partying where Renukaswamy was allegedly kidnapped and tortured before his death, they added.
Darshan’s friend Pavithra Gowda, also arrested in the case, was present inside the shed during the assault of Renukaswamy, sources said.
After Renukaswamy’s murder, three of the accused went to a Reliance Trends shop in RR Nagar in Bengaluru to replace their clothes as the ones they were originally wearing were blood-stained, they said.
On Monday, Bengaluru Police took the accused to the same shop to recreate the crime scene. Darshan might be taken to Mysuru to recreate the crime scene.
According to sources, Renukaswamy’s gold chain and wallet were found at the accused Raghavendra’s house in Chitradurga. The accused also took away the fan’s gold chain as well.
A post-mortem report of Renukaswamy revealed that he was tortured and given electric shocks before his death. Details of the alleged torture were disclosed by Dhanraj, who was arrested in connection with the case on June 16.
The police have so far arrested 17 people, including Darshan and Gowda, in the case.
