Archive · 15 Dec 2025
Bengaluru Court Rejects Bail for Actor-Producer in Real Estate Murder Case
A court in Bengaluru, India, rejected the bail plea of an actor-producer named Anil Kumar.
He is accused of providing a car used in a murder that happened on July 15, 2025.
The victim was a real estate agent named V G Shivaprakash.
The murder is believed to be related to a property dispute.
Anil Kumar was arrested by the police and the court found enough evidence to keep him in jail.
The car used in the murder was a white Scorpio SUV.
The main accused, a gang leader named Jagadish P, was caught by Interpol in Jakarta and brought back to India.
The police have also involved strict laws in this case.
Anil Kumar claims he was questioned earlier and cleared, but the court did not agree.
A special court in Bengaluru rejected the bail plea of actor-producer Anil Kumar, who allegedly provided the SUV used in a real estate-linked murder on July 15, 2025.
Anil Kumar was arrested by the CID unit of the Karnataka Police on November 10, 2025, for his alleged role in the murder of realtor V G Shivaprakash.
The court cited prima facie evidence of Anil Kumar's 'active participation' in the murder, including his assistance in buying the Scorpio SUV used in the crime.
The murder is linked to a property dispute dating back to February 2025, and the case involves several high-profile accused, including MLA Byrathi Basavaraj and gangster Jagadish P.
The CID has invoked the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act, 2000, in connection with the murder, and a total of 20 people have been arrested in the case.
- Who
- Actor-producer Anil Kumar and others, including MLA Byrathi Basavaraj and gangster Jagadish P
- What
- Murder of real estate operative V G Shivaprakash and subsequent legal proceedings
- When
- Murder on July 15, 2025; Bail plea rejected on December 8, 2025
- Where
- Bengaluru, India
- Why
- Alleged involvement in the murder linked to a property dispute
- Date of Murder
- July 15, 2025
- Victim
- V G Shivaprakash (Bikla Shiva)
- Accused Actor-Producer
- Anil Kumar M (Anil R D)
- Vehicle Used
- 2011 White Scorpio SUV (KA 53 P 7193)
- Key Accused
- Byrathi Basavaraj, Jagadish P (Jaga), Anil Kumar
- Court Decision
- Bail Plea Rejected on December 8, 2025
- Legal Act Invoked
- Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act, 2000