New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Kannada actor Darshan Thogudeepa and actress Pavithra Gowda were arrested on Thursday after the Supreme Court cancelled their bail in the Renukaswamy murder case.

Darshan was arrested at his wife Vijayalakshmi's house in Hosakerehalli in Bengaluru. The actor wanted to evade arrest and surrender in court, but the police got information about his stay and arrested him, reported PTI quoting sources.

The SC observed that persons regardless of popularity are equal before the law.

It directed the authorities to take Darshan and other accused into custody forthwith and ordered that the trial be conducted expeditiously.

A Supreme Court bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan quashed the interim bail granted to Dar...