Bengaluru:
The sensational homicide of 33-year-old Renukaswamy, which concerned in style Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, has taken a dramatic flip with one of many accused now in search of to show an approver.
For the primary time, a co-accused who was current when the sufferer was tortured and assaulted has given an in depth first-person account of what he claimed he witnessed on June 8, 2024.
Pradoosh S Rao, a detailed aide of Darshan, has approached a Bengaluru courtroom in search of pardon. In his utility, he stated he is able to make a full and true disclosure of every little thing concerning the crime and the function of the actor.
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Darshan stood on the sufferer’s chest and kicked him repeatedly earlier than cooking up a false story to cowl up his path within the homicide, Rao has alleged in his petition, which has been accessed by NDTV.
Renukaswamy was allegedly tortured and killed by Darshan and others at a shed in Kamakshipalya in Bengaluru on June 8, 2024, over lewd remarks on his co-star and girlfriend Pavithra Gowda’s social media posts.
When he reached the shed, Rao acknowledged, he noticed Renukaswamy sitting on the ground. A number of males had been surrounding him, and Darshan was abusing him over messages that he allegedly despatched to his co-star Gowda, Rao claimed.
Darshan additionally requested Gowda to hit him along with her slipper, he added. Then, others took turns to allegedly beat him with sticks.
Darshan and Gowda had been each arrested in 2024.
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In his detailed account of the occasions, he stated Darshan assaulted Renukaswamy with a nylon rope. The actor, popularly often called ‘Difficult Star’, kicked him on his neck and chest after which stood with each his legs on his chest, Rao alleged.
Rao additional claimed Darshan handed him the sufferer’s cellphone and requested him to test if he had despatched messages to different ladies.
At one level, he claimed, he warned Darshan that the sufferer would die if the assault continued. Nevertheless, he didn’t cease. The actor’s driver Lakshman later knowledgeable him that Renukaswamy had died, the accused claimed.
Rao stated he visited Darshan’s home and knowledgeable him concerning the dying. Then started the cover-up try. Rao stated that the actor had threatened to kill himself if he did not cooperate.
Darshan allegedly cooked up a pretend homicide story involving a monetary dispute and lined up a number of males to take the blame. He introduced out a bag of money and gave Rs 15 lakh to 2 males to search out individuals to give up within the homicide case, Rao alleged.
Renukaswamy’s physique was then put in a white Scorpio as they scouted for a location to dispose it, he claimed, including that they finally dumped it close to a drain.
A number of males surrendered at a police station two days later, whereas Rao claimed he and others had been caught by the police.
