Maharashtra Government Establishes SIT to Investigate the Murder of Beed Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh
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Mumbai, Jan 1 (NationPress) The Maharashtra government has initiated the formation of a special investigation team (SIT) on Wednesday, under the leadership of IPS officer Basavraj Teli, to delve into the heinous murder of Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh from Beed district, an incident that transpired in December of the previous year.
Teli, who heads the Economic Offences Wing of the CID, will oversee this investigation. The entire team comprises officers from Beed district, including the current investigating officer, DSP Anil Gujar.
In addition to Gujar, the SIT is made up of several members: Vijay Singh Shivlal Jonwal, assistant police inspector from the Local Crime Branch, Beed; Mahesh Vighne, sub inspector from the Local Crime Branch, Beed; Anand Shankar Shinde, sub inspector from Kej; Tulshiram Jagtap, assistant sub inspector; Manoj Rajendra Wagh, police constable; Chandrakant S Kalkute, police naik; Balasaheb Devidas Akhabare, police naik; and Santosh Bhagwanrao Gitte, police constable.
The Santosh Deshmukh murder case is currently under investigation by the CID, which has already questioned over 150 individuals. This investigation is scrutinizing potential connections between an extortion of Rs 2 crore and the murder.
The CID is diligently reviewing all call detail records (CDRs) related to the case.
Furthermore, the CID has called in three additional individuals for questioning. Some suspects linked to this murder remain at large and are actively being pursued by the CID.
The formation of the SIT was announced just a day after Walmik Karad, a close associate of NCP minister Dhananjay Munde from Beed, surrendered to the CID in Pune on Tuesday. Karad is wanted in an extortion case tied to the murder of Santosh Deshmukh.
An extortion charge has been filed against Karad, who has been placed in police custody for 14 days by the Kej court in Beed district.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated that the government will ensure that anyone involved in this case will be held accountable.
"I have consistently maintained that we will take stringent measures against all individuals implicated in the Santosh Deshmukh murder case. Violence of this nature is intolerable. The police will employ all necessary actions until every perpetrator is brought to justice," he asserted.
"We will not permit the reign of criminals to persist. No one should engage in violence or extortion. Therefore, we have expedited the investigation, leading to the surrender of Walmik Karad. Different teams are now actively working to apprehend those fugitives involved in the murder. We will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to locate all suspects," the chief minister concluded.
