An aide of Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde who was wanted in an extortion case linked to the murder of a sarpanch in the state’s Beed district before the Pune Police on Tuesday, PTI reported.
The man, Walmik Karad, posted a video on social media before surrendering claiming that he was being linked to the murder due to political vendetta.
Thousands of people had participated in a silent protest march in Beed town on Saturday to demand Karad’s arrest.
Santosh Deshmukh, the sarpanch of Massajog village, was abducted and killed on December 9 allegedly for opposing an attempt by some persons to extort Rs 2 crore from a windmill company in Beed district.
Deshmukh’s body was found on a road near his village. The post-mortem indicated that he had died because of haemorrhage and several injuries, The Indian Express reported.
Four persons were arrested in the matter.
In the video posted before his surrender, Karad said: “I am surrendering before the CID officials in Pune in a fake case registered against me in Kej taluka of Beed district. Those who are involved in Santosh Deshmukh’s case should be punished and hanged to...
