Karnataka murder: Actor Darshan's fan bore 15 injuries, his head banged against truck

BENGALURU: Sandalwood star Darshan's fan and Chitradurga resident S Renukaswamy, who was allegedly thrashed to death by his idol and his aides, bore 15 injuries and died of shock and haemorrhage, a postmortem examination has revealed.

The 34-year-old died due to internal bleeding caused by injuries on his head and other parts, according to the autopsy conducted at Victoria Hospital.
Darshan, his girlfriend Pavithra Gowda and 11 others were arrested Tuesday for Renukaswamy's killing. Renukaswamy was thrashed multiple times for four hours on Saturday afternoon in a seized-vehicle parking yard in Pattanagere, near RR Nagar, police said.
"The groin was attacked. There was bleeding in the abdomen. There was a strong blow to the head. There was blood on the hands, feet and the back. There was blood in the chest area as well," a hospital source said, explaining the autopsy findings.
Soon after getting the report on Thursday afternoon, a Kamakshipalya police team seized a mini truck (Ashok Leyland Dost).
The vehicle had earlier been seized by a bank for defaulting EMIs and was parked in the yard. The gang assaulted Renukaswamy near the vehicle, and a few assailants held his neck and banged his head on the truck's body multiple times, the sources said, quoting from the suspects' statements. The accused, who were taken for a spot mahazar to the parking yard Wednesday, showed police the vehicle. The truck was then taken to the police station for further probe.
Police have seized from the Pattanagere shed wooden logs, a leather belt and a rope that were reportedly used for fatally torturing Renukaswamy. "There are blood stains on these materials and we have sent them to the forensic science laboratory for authentication," an investigating officer said.