Balasaheb Thorat met the family of Sarpanch killed in Beed, said – anarchy cannot be approved

Senior Congress Maharashtra unit chief Balasaheb Thorat, after assembly the household of slain Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh on Wednesday, stated anarchy shouldn’t be allowed to go unchecked because it might have very dangerous penalties. Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh of Beed's Massajog village was murdered after he was kidnapped from close to a toll sales space.

After this incident, a spherical of allegations and counter-allegations began among the many leaders. The opposition accused the BJP-led grand alliance authorities of failing to take strict motion and giving immunity to a minister's aide. Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) President Sharad Pawar had met Deshmukh's household final week. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar additionally met Deshmukh's household.

At this time Congress MLA from Latur Amit Deshmukh was additionally current with Thorat. He met the relations of the Sarpanch and expressed his condolences. Deshmukh's household demanded “justice”. Santosh Deshmukh's brother gave detailed details about the case to Thorat. Thorat stated that this whole incident is surprising. “Anarchy cannot be allowed to go unchecked,” he stated. If well timed motion just isn’t taken, anarchy can have very dangerous penalties,” he stated, reportedly citing incidents wherein Beed police had refused to register FIRs.

The Prison Investigation Division (CID) of Maharashtra Police is investigating the sarpanch homicide case. Up to now 4 individuals have been arrested on this case. A cage court docket on Monday despatched accused Jairam Chate, Mahesh Kedar and Prateek Ghule to police custody until January 6, whereas the fourth accused Vishnu Chate is in police custody until December 27.

Police stated one of many accused, Vishnu Chate, had allegedly demanded Rs 2 crore from an power firm establishing windmills in Beed district and threatened to close down operations if the calls for weren’t met. In response to the police, Sarpanch Deshmukh had tried to cease the extortion, so he was kidnapped and tortured to dying. An FIR has been registered towards seven individuals on this case.