Beed Sarpanch extortion-murder: accused Walmik Karad sent in 14-day judicial custody
The Hindu
Maharashtra court remands extortion accused Walmik Karad, linked to sarpanch murder, in 14-day judicial custody.
A court in Maharashtra's Beed district on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) remanded Walmik Karad, accused in an extortion case linked to the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, in 14-day judicial custody.
Mr. Karad was produced, through a video link, before the special court for Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) cases after the end of his CID custody.
The court then sent him in the judicial custody for 14 days.
Mr. Karad, an associate of Maharashtra Minister Dhananjay Munde, was on January 14 booked under the stringent MCOCA and sent in 14-day judicial custody.
Subsequently, the police approached the special MCOCA court for his custody.
The court had on January 15 remanded him in the custody of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the CID, which is conducting a probe into the case, till January 22.
Santosh Deshmukh, sarpanch of Massajog village in Beed district, was abducted, tortured and murdered on December 9. Preliminary investigation indicated that Deshmukh had tried to resist an extortion attempt targeting an energy company operating a windmill project in the area.
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