Beed sarpanch murder: BJP leader says CM will ask Munde to quit if found guilty

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will ask NCP minister Dhananjay Munde to step down if any evidence is found linking him to sarpanch Santosh Deshmukhs murder his cabinet colleague Chandrakant Patil has said reported news agency PTIThe BJP leader on Sunday said that a comprehensive probe is being conducted into the murder of Beed sarpanch Santosh DeshmukhWalmik Karad an associate of NCP minister Munde has been arrested in an extortion case linked to the sarpanchs killingDeshmukh the sarpanch of Massajog village in Beed district was abducted tortured and killed on December 9 for trying to stop an extortion bid against an energy firm operating a windmill project thereMunde the NCP MLA from Parli in Beed district is under attack from some of the ruling alliance colleagues and the opposition over his links with Karad PTI statedThe investigation into the murder of Santosh Deshmukh is underway Each matter is different As the head of the government Devendra Fadnavis is fully capable of making decisions If he believes there is substance in the allegations he will act immediately and ask Munde to resign Patil saidThe Maharashtra government has already seized properties of the accused in sarpanch Deshmukh murder case Stringent charges have been invoked and the probe is going on the BJP leader saidPatil also stated the police machinery is actively investigating the case and a Special Investigation Team SIT has been formed for a probe into itAdditionally a committee headed by a retired judge has been constituted to oversee the inquiry the minister addedSteps are being taken including invocation of the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act MCOCA against Walmik Karad and other accused Patil pointed outThe process of seizing Karads assets is also underway he addedBeed Sarpanch murder Attach Walmik Karads properties to ensure he doesnt transfer them says BJP leaderThe Special Investigation Team SIT investigating the murder of Beed Sarpanch murder case must attach the properties of Walmik Karad to prevent him from transferring them to his aides Bharatiya Janata Party BJP legislator Suresh Dhas stated on SaturdayThe people of Maharashtra will rest only after the killers are hanged Dhas declared at a protest rally held at Azad Maidan against the Beed Sarpanch murder and the custodial death of Parbhani youth Somnath SuryavanshiAccording to news agency PTI Dhas also pointed out that Beed resident Mahadev Munde had been murdered 15 months ago but his killers remain at largeHow can Bhaskar Kendre a police officer be posted in Parli for the last 15 years The police in Beed are under political pressure The SIT must ensure that Karadrsquos properties are attached so he cannot transfer them to his aides Dhas saidWith inputs from PTI