– Undated video and photo of jailed Kannada film actor Darshan Thoogudeepa smoking a cigarette with gangster J Nagaraj inside Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru have gone viral.
– Seven jail officials have been suspended for allowing Darshan access to mobile phones and special privileges in prison.
– Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara has ordered an internal probe into the privileges given to the actor and directed officials to shift Darshan and his co-accused to other prisons.
– Renukaswamy’s father has expressed his anguish about the ongoing investigation and called for a CBI investigation.
– The investigation into the Renukaswamy murder case is in the final stages and the chargesheet will soon be submitted to the court.
– This incident is not the first time reports of “VIP treatment” to inmates at Bengaluru Central Prison have emerged, with the case of Sasikala receiving special treatment while serving her sentence.