CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: Actor Darshan Thoogudeepa has been charged with murder, conspiracy, destruction and destruction of evidence by the Karnataka Police in the chargesheet filed on Wednesday, reports said. Pavithra Gowda was a part of the murder of Renukaswamy, a fan of Darshan, the chargesheet reportedly claimed.
The role of Pavithra Gowda in the crime was confirmed by forensic evidence, the Karnataka Police maintained. Bloodstains of the victim were found on Gowda’s footwear. A DNA report confirmed that the blood samples indeed belonged to the murdered autorickshaw driver, Mirror Now said in a report.
According to the chargesheet, Gowda was the “major cause” that led to the abduction and murder of the 33-year-old by Darshan’s men. The investigation confirmed that she not just instigated Darshan but actively conspired and took part in the crime, Mirror Now claimed sources as saying.
The Karnataka Police have filed the chargesheet against 17 accused in the case. The 3991-page report reportedly includes seven volumes and 10 files.
