Republic Kannada Accesses Exclusive Screenshots Of Renukaswamy's Chat With Pavithra Gowda

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing investigation in the Renukaswamy murder case, Republic Kannada has accessed the screenshot of Renukaswamy's chat with actress Pavithra Gowda which enraged actor Darshan, allegedly leading to his murder. If reports are to be believed, Renukaswamy had allegedly sent a photograph of his genitals and derogatory messages to Pavithra Gowda claiming that he was better than Darshan.  Not able to take the torture, Pavithra Gowda had informed Darshan’s close associate Pavan and asked him to handle the situation without informing the superstar, sources said. However, Pavan had shared the information with Darshan. Enraged by this, Darshan had tasked Pavan to find out who this person tormenting her was and bring him before him. Pavan had allegedly started chatting to Renukaswamy in the guise of Pavithra Gowda and started gathering information about him and his movements.

After tracking down Renukaswamy, another accused, Raghavendra, the President of the Darshan Fan Club Association of Chitradurga, was roped into kidnap him. Renukaswamy was asked to come to Bengaluru and accused Pavan and Raghavendra assured him that all he had to do was to apologise to Darshan for what he did and he would be let off. They also promised him selfies with Darshan.

As Renukaswamy was undecided, the accused forced him to board an auto and later forcefully took him into a vehicle from the outskirts of Chitradurga city. He was later taken to a shed in Rajarajeshwari Nagar locality in Bengaluru.

Darshan was then informed that Renukaswamy had been brought there, came to the shed with Pavithra Gowda, and allegedly started assaulting him, along with his gang, for hours. The gang had brought a device for giving electric shocks and allegedly subjected the abducted fan to repeated shocks to his genitals. He was also flung against trucks parked in the shed and kicked around like a football.

Renukaswamy was fed non-vegetarian food even as he pleaded with them that he was a vegetarian.

Detailing the further torture he underwent, sources said that Renukaswamy was burnt at various parts of his body and even as he bled profusely, the gang continued to assault him throughout the night after taking breaks.

Sources also that the accused consumed liquor and other substances as they unleashed unheard brutalities on him. As Renukaswamy succumbed to his injuries, Darshan and the gang allegedly planned to dispose of the body and make four persons surrender to the police claiming that they hacked Renukaswamy to death over a financial matter.  

Meanwhile, Republic Kannada has also accessed a photograph of the victim wherein he is seen pleading for life. Fear writ large on a shirtless Renukaswamy’s face as he stared at the camera, the image is a tell-tale about the trauma he endured as he was given a torturous death," a police official said, adding, several injury marks are also seen all over his body.

In another picture, the victim is seen lying on the ground near a parked truck. According to police sources, he was beaten up with clubs, given electric shock in his private parts, and thrown against the wall leading to multiple fractures.

On the other hand, the chargesheet filed on Wednesday has the forensic report which confirms that Renukaswamy’s blood stains were found on Darshan’s clothes, the sources said. Darshan along with his friend Pavithra Gowda and 15 others, who are accused in the case, are currently under judicial custody in different prisons in the state.

Raghavendra, one of the accused who is part of Darshan's fan club in Chitradurga, had brought Renukaswamy to a shed in R R Nagar here, on the pretext that the actor wanted to meet him. It was in this shed that he was allegedly tortured and murdered.

According to the post-mortem report, Renukaswamy, a native of Chitradurga, died due to shock and haemorrhage as a result of multiple blunt injuries. Police sources said Pavithra, who is accused number one, was the "major cause" for Renukaswamy’s murder, claiming that it has been proved from the probe that she instigated other accused, conspired with them, and took part in the crime