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Arrest After Bail Cancellation Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa was arrested in connection with the Renukaswamy murder case shortly after the Supreme Court of India cancelled his interim bail on Thursday. Following his arrest, he was taken to Annapoorneshwarinagar police station and will be produced before the court. Visuals from the scene showed Darshan being escorted in a police van under heavy security. Along with Darshan, four others were also arrested — Kannada actor Pavithra Gowda , and individuals identified as Lakshman , Pradosh , and Nagaraj . SC Criticism of High Court’s Bail Order A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan quashed the interim bail earlier granted by the Karnataka High Court , stating that the HC had failed to follow proper legal principles in granting bail in a murder case. The Court observed that the High Court had: Overlooked serious evidence presented by the prosecution. Relied on inadequate grounds, such as the mere filing of a c...

  Background: RCB Under Fire for Post-Win Chaos The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has approached the Karnataka High Court to challenge remarks made by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) that held the team prima facie responsible for the stampede outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, which claimed 11 lives after the team’s IPL title victory on June 4, 2025 . CAT’s Observations and Findings In a 29-page order , a CAT bench comprising Justice B.K. Shrivastava and Santosh Mehra ruled that RCB and its event management partner, DNA Entertainment , had not obtained any permission for organising the victory parade and celebrations after the team's historic maiden title win. CAT stated that RCB’s sudden social media announcements led to an uncontrollable crowd surge, reportedly drawing between 3 to 5 lakh people to a venue with a capacity of just 35,000 . According to CAT: RCB “created a nuisance” by announcing...