Darshan Thoogudeepa, a superstar of the Kannada-language film industry in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, has been detained for the past 10 days in connection with a crime that resembles the plot of a film.
He is among 17 people arrested by police for the murder of Renukaswamy, a 33-year-old fan of the actor, after his body was recovered from a drain.
Earlier this week, Bengaluru city police commissioner B Dayananda said Renukaswamy was “murdered in a very brutal and barbaric manner” and described it as a “heinous crime committed in a horrible manner”.

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Police said they believe the 47-year-old actor was angry at Renukaswamy, who worked for a pharmaceutical company, because he had allegedly sent lewd messages on social media to Pavithra Gowda, an actress who has been described in the Indian press as the girlfriend. by Darshan. . She is among those arrested.
Charges against the suspects include “murder, kidnapping, destruction of evidence and criminal conspiracy.”
Darshan is in prison and has not commented on the allegations, but his lawyer Ranganath Reddy told the BBC that during their meetings, the actor denied the charges against him.
"These are mere accusations at the moment," he said. “The police have no direct evidence against Darshan. “It is a case of circumstantial evidence.” Reddy also termed claims that Pavithra was married to Darshan as "a blatant lie".