Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Tuesday announced that an appeal would soon be filed in the Supreme Court challenging the interim bail granted to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa in connection with the Renukaswamy murder case.

The 47-year-old actor got relief from the Karnataka High Court on October 30, allowing him to undergo spine surgery. He was imprisoned for over four months before being released on medical grounds. Dayananda confirmed that the appeal process is ongoing and the matter will be addressed at the earliest.

On November 13, Home Minister G Parameshwara also addressed the issue, saying, “I have conveyed to the secretary of the home department that if they want to appeal to the higher court in Darshan’s case, they can go ahead.”

Darshan was arrested on June 11, along with 15 co-accused, including his friend Pavithra Gowda, who is currently lodged in Bengaluru jail.

After Darshan was initially lodged in Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Jail, footage emerged of the actor receiving special treatment. A video has also surfaced, showing Darshan interacting with a fan on a video call. Following these revelations, the Karnataka government transferred him to Ballari jail and suspended jail officials involved in the matter.

Police said Renukaswamy, a fan of the 33-year-old actor, sent obscene messages to Pavithra, which enraged Darshan and is said to have led to the murder.

Renukaswamy’s body was discovered near a stormwater drain in Sumanahalli on June 9. Authorities believe that Raghavendra, a member of Darshan’s fan club in Chitradurga, lured him to a shed in RR Nagar on the pretext of meeting the actor. It is there that Renukaswamy was allegedly tortured and killed.

The post-mortem report confirmed that Renukaswamy died of shock and haemorrhage caused by multiple blunt force injuries. The police pointed to Pavithra as the “major cause” of the murder, alleging that she instigated and conspired with the other accused, including Darshan, to commit the murder.