Updated On: 19 June, 2024 08:16 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A new update on the Renukaswamy murder case suggests that Darshan Thoogudeepa tortured the victim by giving electric shocks, and his body was kept in the security room in the shed

Kannada actor Darshan
Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa has been in the news after he was arrested in the Renukaswamy murder case. He, along with his friend and actor Pavithra Gowda, is in custody and being interrogated as an accused in the case. Now a new update suggests that Renukaswamy was tortured by being given electric shocks, and his body was kept in the security room in the shed.
CNN-News 18 shared, “The body was kept in the security room in the shed. So far, around 118 materials have been seized by the police, which includes vehicle, objects used to hit Renukaswamy. There’s an electric shock angle also that’s also come to light. Electric shock was used to torture Renukaswamy by one of the accused perpetrators. An electrical insulation device was used to administer electric shock to the victim. Gold jewellery and a watch were also stolen from the victim’s body after his death. The police have conducted spot investigation in almost 14 locations in Bengaluru where the murder took place at the shed, also at the residence of Pavitra Gowda.”