Beed sarpanch homicide: Defence calls for statements of witnesses, accused; subsequent listening to on 26 Mar
The defence within the sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh homicide case on 12 March, Wednesday claimed in a courtroom in Maharashtra Beed district that that they had not acquired the assertion of the accused and witnesses.
Within the first listening to of the case, in a courtroom in Kej within the district, the accused had been produced just about. Police have arrested seven individuals, together with former state minister Dhananjay Munde’s shut assist Walmik Karad, in reference to the homicide. One accused has been on the run.
Assistant Authorities Prosecutor (AGP) Balasaheb Kolhe advised the media that the courtroom has sought their response to the demand of the defence by 26 March, the subsequent listening to date. Famend lawyer Ujjwal Nikam is the general public prosecutor within the case.
Anant Tidke, who represented accused Sudarshan Ghule, advised reviews that they haven’t but acquired the statements of the witnesses and the accused, who’ve been booked below the stringent Maharashtra Management of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
“We’ve additionally not obtained the movies (associated to the case). We’ve demanded the papers (associated to the case). Now, the general public prosecutor has been given time to supply their response,” he mentioned.
“It’s our proper to get these paperwork and the papers we’ve acquired up to now are incomplete,” he claimed.
AGP Kolhe mentioned the accused had been produced just about and their legal professionals had filed three purposes. “The courtroom has given us time (until 26 March) to submit our response to their purposes,” he added.
Deshmukh, sarpanch of Massajog village in Beed district, was kidnapped, tortured and murdered on 9 December final 12 months allegedly for making an attempt to cease an extortion bid concentrating on an vitality firm.
Seven individuals, together with Karad, have been arrested up to now. The others arrested embody Sudarshan Ghule, Vishnu Chate, Jairam Chate, Mahesh Kedar, Sudhir Sangale and Prateek Ghule. One Krishna Andhale is a needed accused within the case.
Moreover others, 5 secret witnesses have advised investigators concerning the felony actions of Karad and his associates within the Beed district, the house turf of NCP chief Dhananjay Munde, who resigned as a state minister earlier this month.
