Overview

• Five self-described fans—K. Manjunath, C. Y. Manjunath, T. Obanna, K. Pramod and Chinmay Shetty—were ordered to execute Rs 1,00,000 personal bonds with one surety each.
• Another accused, Vikas B. A., was granted anticipatory bail on the same bond terms.
• The court recorded that a charge sheet has been filed and said custodial interrogation is not required, noting that the accuseds’ phones were seized for FSL examination.
• Bengaluru CCB submitted a 380-page charge sheet against 12, including screenshots, Ramya’s statement and confessional statements, while searches continue for six more suspects.
• Alleged offences include IT Act Sections 66C and 67 and BNS provisions such as Section 75(1)(iv) on sexually coloured remarks, with prosecutors citing threats of rape and murder in the messages.