Nab Beed sarpanch murder accused first, then talk of not sparing anyone: Shive Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve

Shiv Sena leader criticizes Maharashtra Government for failing to arrest accused in sarpanch murder case, demands justice.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve on Thursday (January 9, 2025) said the Maharashtra Government should first arrest the absconding accused in sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh's murder case and then say it would not spare any of the culprits.

The Leader of Opposition in the State legislative council targeted the Devendra Fadnavis government as one of the accused persons in the murder case was still at large after one month of the incident.

In a post on X, Mr. Danve said that Chief Minister Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, keeps saying they will not spare anyone involved in the case, but for that they have to first nab the absconding accused.

Beed sarpanch murder: CID arrests three accused

Santosh Deshmukh, the sarpanch of Massajog village in Beed district, was abducted, tortured, and murdered on December 9, allegedly in retaliation for his efforts to prevent extortion attempts against an energy firm linked to a windmill project. As part of the investigation, police have so far arrested seven persons connected to the case. One of the accused persons is still at large.

Walmik Karad, an associate of Maharashtra NCP Minister Dhananjay Munde, has been arrested in a related extortion case.

Targeting the government, Mr. Danve said a month has passed since the murder of sarpanch Deshmukh, but a 23-year-old person, the sixth accused in the case, has still not been found by police.