An official on Thursday said that Walmik Karad, Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde's close aide arrested in a case related to the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, has been admitted to a hospital in Beed after complaining of stomach pain, reported news agency PTI.

The development comes after a court in Beed on Wednesday remanded Karad in 14-day judicial custody in connection with the Beed sarpanch murder.