India, Aug. 14 -- Kannada actor-producer Darshan was arrested on Thursday, just hours after his bail in the case of a fan's murder was cancelled by the Supreme Court. He was taken into custody after Pavithra Gowda, another actor and the prime accused, was arrested too.

The case relates to the abduction and murder last year of 33-year-old Renukaswamy, a fan of Darshan's who had allegedly sent obscene messages to Pavithra Gowda, Darshan's close friend. The victim reportedly held Gowda responsible for discord in Darshan's marriage at the time.

His body was found near a drain in Sumanahalli, Bengaluru. Police said a member of Darshan's fan club got Renukaswamy to come to a shed in RR Nagar locality on the pretext of meeting the actor. He wa...