Darshan's 15-Year-Old Son Pens Heartbreaking Note Amid Renuka Swamy Murder Probe: 'Cursing At Me...'

Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa’s 15-year-old son, Vinish has penned down a heartbreaking note. On Thursday, he took to his Instagram stories and questioned those who are using “offensive language” for his father amid the Renuka Swamy murder case probe. He urged netizens to consider that he is merely 15 years old and added that all his family needs during this hard time is their support.

“Thank you all for all the bad comments and offensive language towards my father and not considering that I am a 15-year-old with feelings, and even during this hard time when my mom and dad required support cursing at me won’t change that you everyone,” he wrote. Check it out here:

Darshan is being probed for his alleged link to the Renuka Swamy murder case. The actor was arrested by the Bengaluru police from Mysuru on June 11 following which he was sent to 6-day police custody.

Renuka Swamy was found dead at Sumanahalli Bridge in Bengaluru on June 8, 2024. He used to reportedly work at an Apollo Pharmacy branch in Chitradurga. Previously, police officials claimed that Renuka used to send vulgar messages to Kannada actress Pavithra Gowad, a friend of Darshan. Angry about this, Renuka Swamy was murdered and his dead body was allegedly thrown in a canal at Kamaksshipalya, Bengaluru in front of Darshan. Reportedly, eight of the accused have implicated Darshan, claiming his presence during Renuka Swamy’s assault.

Earlier today, Karnataka police officials claimed that Darshan and his aides beat Renuka Swamy with sticks and threw him against the wall which led to his death. “It was Pavithra who instigated Darshan to punish Renukaswamy. Accordingly, the plan was hatched,” sources claimed.

However, on Wednesday, Renuka Swamy’s wife denied claims that her late husband used to send derogatory messages to anyone. “My husband called me on June 8 afternoon. If my husband had sent derogatory messages on social media, he should have been given a warning. What was the need to kill him,” she said and then added, “Whether he is an actor (Darshan) or a star, I want justice.”

15 people have been arrested in the case so far including Darshan and his close actress-friend Pavithra. On Thursday afternoon, Darshan’s co-star Pradosh and close aide Nagaraj were also arrested. Police sources claim that Nagaraj was looking after all the dealings of Darshan. He was reportedly also looking after Darshan’s farmhouse in Mysuru and was on the run ever since police arrested the actor earlier this week. Meanwhile, details about Pradosh’s connection to the murder case are not known as of now.