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Hindustan Times
39 minutes ago
- Hindustan Times
SC cancels Darshan's bail; actor, main accused held
Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa was arrested in Bengaluru on Thursday, just hours after the Supreme Court cancelled the bail granted to him by the Karnataka high court in the Renukaswamy murder case. Police took him into custody near his Hosakerehalli residence soon after he returned to the city from an outstation trip. Police arrest actor Pavitra Gowda from her residence after the Supreme Court cancelled the bail granted to her by the High Court in the Renukaswamy murder case, in Bengaluru on Thursday. (ANI) The apex court's order also covered Darshan's associate Pavithra Gowda and five other accused, all of whom were arrested and will be produced before the trial court in Bengaluru, police said. According to police, Gowda was picked up earlier in the day by the Annapoorneshwari Nagar police. Pradoosh S Rao, Lakshman M, and Nagaraj are among those detained. While cancelling the bail to the actor, a bench of justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said, 'Granting leniency to such persons despite grave charges of conspiracy and murder sends the wrong message to society and undermines public confidence in the justice system.' In a democracy governed by the rule of law, the bench said, 'no individual is exempt from legal accountability by virtue of status or social capital'. In the present case, it said, 'By treating A2's (Darshan) stature as a mitigating factor, the high court committed a manifest perversity in the exercise of its discretion, thereby warranting cancellation of bail.' Police officers said a copy of the Supreme Court order was submitted to the trial court to secure arrest warrants for all the accused before their remand to judicial custody. The order follows a special leave petition filed by the state government challenging the high court's decision in December 2024 to grant bail to the accused. Darshan, who had been away when news of the court's decision reached him, was contacted by police and asked to appear before investigators. He complied, arriving in a luxury SUV before switching to another vehicle to avoid the media assembled outside his apartment. He entered the premises through the back door. The murder case, began with Darshan's arrest in June 2024. Police allege he orchestrated the killing of Renukaswamy, a resident of Chitradurga, after the victim allegedly stalked and abused Gowda on social media. The actor was detained on June 11, 2024, in Mysuru while filming The Devil and was held in custody for 131 days. He was released on interim bail in October and granted regular bail in December. With the latest court order, Darshan is expected to be shifted to the Ballari Central Prison. He was previously housed there after being moved from the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison when images emerged of him smoking and mingling with high-profile inmates. Following that episode, Ballari prison authorities heightened security measures, including raising the perimeter wall to 25 feet and preparing a secure cell. The measures were taken after fans breached prison boundaries during his earlier detention, police officers said. The Supreme Court's decision comes a day before the scheduled release of the first song from The Devil. The film's team had announced on August 10 that the track 'Idre Nemdiyaag Irbek' (You should live in peace) would be released on Independence Day morning, an event now likely to be overshadowed by the arrest. For Renukaswamy's family, Thursday's ruling was a moment of relief. His father, Shivanagouda, welcomed the decision. 'Darshan's bail has been cancelled. There is an order to arrest him. This brings our faith back…The Supreme Court order reinstates the belief that no one can escape the law,' he said. Chief minister Siddaramaiah's legal advisor AS Ponnanna said the verdict would strengthen the prosecution's case. 'We had feared that the investigation would be hampered because Darshan was out on bail. There was a possibility that he could influence the witnesses while he was out. However, now all these challenges will be resolved with the order given by the Supreme Court,' he said. Soon after the court's order was received on Thursday morning, senior police officials briefed home minister G Parameshwara at the Vidhana Soudha. 'The law is the same for everyone. No one is above the law in the country. Everyone should respect the law of the land. The accused have the opportunity to fight for justice further, and that is also allowed by the law,' Parameshwara said.
News18
4 hours ago
- News18
ED conducts searches in Bihar illegal liquor smuggling case
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 15 (ANI): The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Patna Zonal Office, on Wednesday conducted search operations in case of illegal supply of liquor in the state of Bihar, the agency said in a release on Thursday. The searches were conducted at seven locations in Gurugram, Ranchi, Naharlagun, Namsai and Muzaffarpur, it said. As per the ED release, during these searches, cash to the tune of Rs. 75.6 Lakh, several incriminating materials, documents and digital devices were recovered and seized. The ED said that it initiated an investigation on the basis of various FIRs and chargesheet under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, filed by the Bihar Police in connection with illegal supply of liquor in the state. Additionally, they leveraged these associated entities to open multiple bank accounts to receive payments from buyers of the illegally supplied liquor in Bihar, thereby generating Proceeds of Crime, ED said. In this case, properties to the tune of Rs. 9.31 crore have already been attached on December 12, 2023. Further, a Prosecution Complaint in this case has been filed on 19.05.2025, it said. In the current searches, several incriminating documents, including handwritten diaries and ledgers pertaining to illegal liquor sales, Tally Accounts, property documents and cash of Rs. 75.6 lakh were found and seized, ED said. Further investigation is in progress, it added. (ANI)
Time of India
6 hours ago
- Time of India
83-year-old south Mumbai woman kept under ‘digital arrest' for a month, loses Rs 7.7 crore; cyber police register cheating and extortion case
Mumbai: In yet another digital arrest fraud targeting senior citizens, an 83-year-old woman from south Mumbai was cheated of more than Rs 7.7 crore by cyber fraudsters who claimed that they had found financial transactions between her and Jet Airways' founder Naresh Goyal, an accused in a multi-crore money laundering case. Fake police officers kept her under 'digital detention' for a month. The woman, who was employed with a PSU for four decades, lives alone. Her two married daughters live abroad. In her complaint lodged on Tuesday at the south region cyber police station, the woman said that on July 4 she received a call from a person who claimed to be from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. The caller told her that someone had opened a bank account in her name using her Aadhaar card and there were transactions between this account and Goyal's account. He further claimed that a Special Investigation Team of Delhi's CBI Crime Branch was probing the case and Colaba police were also in the process of filing an FIR against her. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai | Gold Rates Today in Mumbai | Silver Rates Today in Mumbai Later, she received a WhatsApp video call from another number. The caller, who was in uniform, identified himself as "senior police officer Ajay Basaria". He told her that if she did not cooperate with the probe, he would send a police officer to her house, her children would also be arrested and their bank accounts would be frozen. He further threatened that there was an arrest warrant issued in her name, and that they would summon her two daughters, who live abroad, to record their statements in the money laundering case. Basaria told her that she was under digital surveillance and asked her not to contact her family members or relatives. She told police: "He asked me about my family information, business, bank balance, mutual fund investment, and share market investment and I gave all the information through WhatsApp. Basaria and one inspector Samadhan would make a video call every two-three hours daily to check on me. They kept threatening to arrest me and told me to deposit all my money and investments in court for scrutiny with the assurance that they would be returned on completion of the investigation. " She said she even sold her shares and transferred a total of Rs 7.72 crore via RTGS to bank accounts provided by the accused. Later, she told her daughters about her ordeal and they advised her to approach the police. Based on her complaint, cyber police have registered an FIR against the unidentified accused for cheating, forgery, identity theft and extortion under the BNS, as well as under the Information Technology Act. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Happy Independence Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
