“I don’t need something for anybody. Please give me poison… Let the courtroom order it,” Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, who’s lodged within the Parappana Agrahara Central Jail within the Renukaswamy homicide case, begged earlier than a choose who was listening to his plea for extra pillows and a mattress.
Darshan appeared earlier than a Metropolis Civil and Classes Court docket in Bengaluru by way of videoconferencing on Tuesday morning. “It’s been almost a month since I’ve seen the daylight. My palms are getting fungus, and my garments are getting a foul odor. I are not looking for something for anybody; simply give me poison. Let the courtroom order it. Life right here has develop into insufferable…,” the actor mentioned. Nevertheless, the choose responded, “You can not say such issues.”
Darshan broke down whereas making the request, however nodded and remained silent following the choose’s remarks. The courtroom allowed Darshan extra pillows and bedding as per the jail handbook. It additionally noticed that, as there isn’t any violation of guidelines within the jail, the actor might be saved in the identical jail.
Darshan was arrested on June 11 final yr, alongside together with his pal Pavithra Gowda and 15 others, in reference to the homicide of Renukaswamy, a resident of Chitradurga, who had allegedly despatched lewd messages to Gowda on Instagram.
His physique was found close to a stormwater drain near an house advanced in Sumanahalli, Bengaluru, on June 9, 2024. The actor was arrested in Mysuru whereas capturing for the film The Satan.
In August final yr, a photograph emerged the place Darshan was seen smoking a cigarette with gangster J Nagaraj alias
Wilson Backyard Naga and making a name contained in the central jail. He was later transferred to Ballari Central Jail. He was launched on October 30, 2024, on interim bail after spending 131 days in jail.
On December 13, 2024, the Karnataka Excessive Court docket granted common bail to Darshan and Pavithra Gowda. After the Authorities appealed in opposition to the choice, the Supreme Court docket cancelled his bail on August 14, 2025.