The three special teams formed by the Karnataka Police to look into the matter of luxury treatment given to Kannada superstar Darshan, an accused in a kidnap and murder case, inside the Bengaluru Central Jail, launched their investigation on Tuesday. The teams have been directed to complete the probe quickly, and are likely to grill Darshan and others soon. The police teams have been formed by DCP (South East) Saarah Fathima and the FIRs are booked with the Parappana Agrahara police station.
According to sources one of the teams will probe how Darshan got in touch with rowdy elements in the prison, who arranged chairs for them on the lawn outside the barrack and how coffee mugs and banned substances like cigarettes enter the jail premises. Darshan’s manager Nagaraj, rowdy sheeters Wilson Garden Naga and Kulla Seena are also named as accused persons. All of them were seen in the viral photograph showing Darshan sitting in a chair on the lawn and holding a coffee mug in one hand and a cigarette in another.
The second case is also booked under Section 42 of the Prisons Act and Darshan is again the prime accused in the case. Prison inmates Dharma and Satya are named as second and third accused persons. The third FIR regarding the case is lodged under Section 42, 54 (1) (A) of the Prisons Act and Sections 238 and 323 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act.
Darshan is not named as an accused in the case, sources stated. Darshan is lodged in Bengaluru Central Prison with 13 accu.