CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: Chitradurga-native Renukaswamy, who was murdered by actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and gang, had sent obscene photos to Pavithra Gowda over Instagram. The man used to send derogatory messages to the woman continuosly, which ultimately led to his torture and murder, news reports said Karnataka Police as saying.
The Bengaluru Police team probing the sensational murder case that shocked Bengaluru said social media platform Instagram confirmed Renukaswamy sending messages to her. An ardent fan of Darshan, Renukaswamy hated Pavithra Gowda for destroying the actor’s family life and reportedly backed the actor’s wife.
According to police sources, Pavithra Gowda was haunted by the repeated derogatory texting by Renukaswamy. He sent her his nudes and claimed to be a better man than Darshan, Mirror Now said in a report.
The disturbed Gowda wanted Pavan, a close associate of Darshan Thoogudeepa, to handle the situation. He wanted the texts to stop without the actor coming to know about it, the report said. However, Pavan revealed the development to Darshan and this ultimately led to the crime.