Darshan to be shifted to Ballari jail

An archive photo of actor Darshan

Jailed actor Darshan will be shifted to Ballari district jail while other co-accused in Renukaswamy murder case will be distributed to different jails across the state. Darshan will be the only accused in this case to be incarcerated in Ballari jail. The main accused in this case and Darshan's partner Pavithra Gowda will remain in Bengaluru.

Following a petition from the Prisons and Corrections Department, the 24th Additional Chief Magistrate issued the relevant orders on Tuesday.

After a photo and video revealing Darshan's preferential treatment were circulated online on Sunday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ordered the state police to take action to disperse the accused in the case to different prisons in the state.

Meanwhile, Home Minister G. Parameshwara announced a review of security arrangements in all prisons in the state under the leadership of a senior officer of the Indian Police Service.

The state government also transferred Somashekhar, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Prisons and Correctional Institutions, who was in charge of the Parappana Agrahara Central Jail, replacing him with another officer, Divyashree Khushi. This came a day after nine prison officials were suspended on Monday. The state government also appointed K. Suresh as Chief Superintendent of Parappana Agrahara Central Jail, replacing V. Sheshamurthy, who was suspended on Monday.