Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma and actor-politician Divya Spandana have reacted to Darshan Thoogudeepa and his wife's arrest. The Kannada actor has been accused of the murder of a 33-year-old man in Bengaluru.
Ram Gopal Varma and Divya Spandana shared their take on Kannada actor Darshan's arrest.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jun 13, 2024 19:21 IST
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma and actor-politician Divya Spandana have shared their take on popular Kannada actor, Darshan Thoogudeepa's arrest in connection with a man's murder. They are the first celebs from the film industry to comment on the murder case. For the unaware, Darshan and his wife, Pavithra Gowda, were arrested by the Karnataka police for their alleged role in the murder of a man in Bengaluru.
Reacting to Darshan's arrest, RGV wrote, "A star using one die hard fan to kill another die hard fan who was interfering in his personal life is a fit example of the bizarreness of the star worship syndrome ..Fans wanting to order how their stars should run their lives is a unavoidable side effect of the same syndrome (sic)."
A star using one die hard fan to kill another die hard fan who was interfering in his personal life is a fit example of the bizarreness of the star worship syndrome ..Fans wanting to order how their stars should run their lives is a unavoidable side effect of the same syndrome — Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) June 13, 2024
Actor-politician Divya Spandana hailed Karnataka police's promptness in the matter and wrote, "The police in Karnataka [with multiple salute emojis] (sic)."
The police in Karnataka ðŸëá ðŸëáðŸëá — Ramya/Divya Spandana (@divyaspandana) June 13, 2024
Darshan and his wife were picked up from his farmhouse in Mysuru and brought back to Bengaluru for questioning. The victim, Renuka Swamy, aged 33, was found dead at Sumanahalli Bridge in Bengaluru. He worked at an Apollo Pharmacy branch in Chitradurga and had allegedly sent derogatory messages to Darshan's wife.
Three people have confessed to the murder and said they committed the crime allegedly on the instructions of actor Darshan.
"Darshan beat up Renukaswamy with a belt. After he fell unconscious, his accomplices thrashed him with sticks. Further, they threw him against a wall, which proved fatal as he suffered multiple bone fractures," police told news agency PTI.
Investigations are into whether the actor was directly involved in the murder or was part of the conspiracy.
Published By:
Anindita Mukhopadhyay
Published On:
Jun 13, 2024
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