Maharashtra: Walmik Karad charged below MCOCA, in 14-day judicial custody

Dhananjay Deshmukh, the brother of slain sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, had staged a protest in Massajog village in Beed on Monday, 13 January, demanding demanded that Karad be booked below MCOCA.

Earlier than turning himself in, Karad posted a video on social media, claiming that he was being linked to the homicide for causes of political vendetta.

Santosh Deshmukh, sarpanch of Massajog village in Kej tehsil of Beed district, was kidnapped and brutally killed on 9 December, allegedly for opposing an extortion bid by some individuals who had demanded cash from a windmill firm.