Mumbai, Activist Anjali Damania on Wednesday met Maharashtra DGP Rashmi Shukla and demanded that the trial within the sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh homicide case be performed in Mumbai.
Conduct Santosh Deshmukh homicide trial in Mumbai: Anjali Damania
She additionally demanded the shifting of the homicide case accused to Arthur Highway Jail within the metropolis from different jails.
Damania alleged collusion between police and one of many accused, Vishnu Chate, who she claimed was shifted to Latur jail “of his choice”.
Throughout her assembly with Shukla in Mumbai, Damania apprised the highest police officer of the prevailing ambiance of “terror” in Beed.
The activist informed reporters that she additionally submitted particulars about two firms owned by Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde and his spouse during which the minister’s aide and extortion case accused Walmik Karad is a shareholder.
Karad is an accused within the extortion case involving a windmill firm linked to the sarpanch’s homicide in December.
She claimed Dhananjay Munde could stop to be an MLA over the workplace of revenue.
“The trial should be conducted in Mumbai. The accused, Vishnu Chate, was shifted to Latur jail due to his collusion with police. He and other accused in the case should be shifted to Arthur Road Jail to break the association with police,” Damania added.
She additional claimed {that a} authorities mortgage of ₹62 crore was prolonged to a sugar mill during which Dhananjay Munde holds a stake, and requested DGP Shukla to order scrutiny by the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Earlier within the day, Karad was remanded in 14-day judicial custody.
Santosh Deshmukh, sarpanch of Massajog village in central Maharashtra’s Beed district, was kidnapped, tortured and murdered on December 9. Preliminary investigation indicated that Deshmukh had tried to withstand an extortion try focusing on an vitality firm.
The Kej police arrested seven individuals within the homicide case, together with Chate, whereas one other accused is on the run.