– Karnataka government has suspended seven prison officers, including the jailer of central prison in Bengaluru after a picture of murder accused and actor Darshan smoking a cigarette in the jail went viral
– Home minister G Parameshwara called it a lapse and ordered an immediate probe into the matter, stating that a total of seven officers were suspended
– Renukaswamy’s father expressed shock over the VIP treatment of Darshan, who is accused of killing his son, and called for the state government to take action against the actor and for a CBI investigation
– Darshan was arrested on 11 June along with his friend for the murder of his fan, whose body was found dumped in a stormwater drain after being killed in a shed in Bengaluru due to social media trolling.