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Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) In a significant development in the alleged witness intimidation and threat case linked to the high-profile Renukaswamy murder trial involving jailed Kannada actor Darshan, investigators have found that chat histories and call records had been deleted from the mobile phones of the arrested accused.Police sources said that mobile phones belonging to the four arrested accused had been wiped of data before they were seized. WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook chat histories, a…

Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) In a major development in the fan murder case involving jailed Kannada superstar Darshan, police are set to produce three arrested persons before a Bengaluru court on Thursday and seek their custody for further investigation. The three are accused of allegedly threatening a key prosecution witness to prevent him from deposing before the trial court.The accused, identified as Punith, Venu and Suhas, were subjected to a medical examination at KC General Hospital in Bengalu…

Bengaluru, June 10 (IANS) Karnataka High Court on Wednesday refused to cancel the bail granted to five accused persons in the sensational fan murder case involving Kannada actor Darshan and his partner, actress Pavithra Gowda, and dismissed a petition filed by the prosecution seeking cancellation of their bail. The bench, headed by Justice S. Rachaiah, passed the order granting relief to the accused, Pavan, Dhanaraju, Vinay, Raghavendra, and Nandish. The prosecution had approached the court seek…

Bengaluru, April 29 (IANS) Citing delays in the examination of evidence, jailed actor Darshan, who is Accused number 2 in the sensational murder case of a fan Renukaswamy, has approached the Supreme Court seeking bail.Darshan has filed a fresh bail petition before the Supreme Court, citing delays in the examination of evidence in the case.The petition was submitted on April 14. He has further stated that the apex court had earlier directed the trial court to expedite the proceedings. However, th…

Bengaluru, Jan 20 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court, on Tuesday, passed an order curtailing the home food facility granted by a lower court to Pavithra Gowda, the partner of jailed Kannada superstar Darshan, and other accused persons. The other accused, Laxman and Nagaraj, have also been denied the home food facility.The order was passed by a bench led by Justice M. Nagaprasanna. Pavithra Gowda is currently lodged with the Bengaluru Central Prison.Earlier, the lower court had permitted Pavithra Go…