<p>Bengaluru: A court on Monday ordered four men arrested for the murder of Chitradurga native Renukaswamy to be moved from Bengaluru's Central Prison to the district jail in Tumakuru. </p><p>The four are Karthik (accused number 15), Nikhil Nayak (A17), Keshavamurthy (A16) and Ravishankar (A8). </p><p>Karthik, Nayak, Keshavamurthy and a fourth arrested suspect Raghavendra, the president of Kannada film star Darshan Thoogudeepa's fan club in Chitradurga, had surrendered before the police on June 10, claiming responsibility for Renukaswamy’s murder over a financial dispute. The previous day, Renukaswamy's body was found discarded near a stormwater drain in western Bengaluru's Sumanahalli. </p>.Renukaswamy murder case: Senior advocate CV Nagesh to join Darshan’s defence.<p>Ravishankar, as per the police probe, drove the car that ferried Renukaswamy to Bengaluru. He later surrendered in Chitradurga. </p><p>Further investigation revealed the names of actor Darshan, his female friend Pavithra Gowda and others. </p><p>When Darshan, Dhanraj D, Vinay V and Pradosh S, who were in extended police custody, were produced before the magistrate on Saturday, Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) P Prasanna Kumar made a plea regarding moving some of the suspects to the Tumakuru jail. </p><p>On Monday, Kumar argued before the judge that "the said accused were contacted by the other co-accused to agree that they committed the murder. Therefore, there is a likely threat to their lives if they continue staying at the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru." </p><p>"The submission was made to shift the four forthwith to the district prison in Tumakuru keeping in mind their safety,” Kumar told DH. "It was accepted by the court." </p><p>Darshan, Pavithra and 11 others will continue to remain in judicial custody at the Parappana Agarahara Central Prison.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: A court on Monday ordered four men arrested for the murder of Chitradurga native Renukaswamy to be moved from Bengaluru's Central Prison to the district jail in Tumakuru. </p><p>The four are Karthik (accused number 15), Nikhil Nayak (A17), Keshavamurthy (A16) and Ravishankar (A8). </p><p>Karthik, Nayak, Keshavamurthy and a fourth arrested suspect Raghavendra, the president of Kannada film star Darshan Thoogudeepa's fan club in Chitradurga, had surrendered before the police on June 10, claiming responsibility for Renukaswamy’s murder over a financial dispute. The previous day, Renukaswamy's body was found discarded near a stormwater drain in western Bengaluru's Sumanahalli. </p>.Renukaswamy murder case: Senior advocate CV Nagesh to join Darshan’s defence.<p>Ravishankar, as per the police probe, drove the car that ferried Renukaswamy to Bengaluru. He later surrendered in Chitradurga. </p><p>Further investigation revealed the names of actor Darshan, his female friend Pavithra Gowda and others. </p><p>When Darshan, Dhanraj D, Vinay V and Pradosh S, who were in extended police custody, were produced before the magistrate on Saturday, Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) P Prasanna Kumar made a plea regarding moving some of the suspects to the Tumakuru jail. </p><p>On Monday, Kumar argued before the judge that "the said accused were contacted by the other co-accused to agree that they committed the murder. Therefore, there is a likely threat to their lives if they continue staying at the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru." </p><p>"The submission was made to shift the four forthwith to the district prison in Tumakuru keeping in mind their safety,” Kumar told DH. "It was accepted by the court." </p><p>Darshan, Pavithra and 11 others will continue to remain in judicial custody at the Parappana Agarahara Central Prison.</p>