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Dhananjay Deshmukh, the brother of slain sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, staged a protest in Massajog village in Beed on Monday and demanded the authorities to provide critical information regarding his brother’s murder investigation.
Dhananjay, along with several other villagers, climbed a government water tank and called out the main accused, Walmik Karad, to be charged with murder and demanded that the latter be booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA). They chanted slogans, calling for swift action against Karad.
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil also arrived to support the Deshmukh family, urging Dhananjay to end the protest.
The protest ended after Beed Superintendent of Police Navneet Kanwat assured the family that Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Basavraj Teli, who leads the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) handling the case, would meet the family on Tuesday and discuss the ongoing investigation.
Deshmukh, along with Jarange Patil and other villagers, expressed concern over the adequacy of the investigation and raised suspicions that the government might be shielding the accused. They specifically demanded that Walmik Karad, an associate of Minister Dhananjay Munde, be formally charged with murder and MCOCA. At present, Karad faces charges only in an extortion case, for allegedly attempting to extort Rs 2 crore from the Avada Green Energy Company.
Seven individuals have been arrested in connection with the murder, though one remains at large. Santosh Deshmukh was abducted and brutally killed on December 9, reportedly as a result of his efforts to thwart an extortion attempt by the accused.
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