Three suspects were arrested in the murder case of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh. The suspects were part of an extortion racket targeting firms in the region, police said.

The accused, Sudarshan Chandrabhan Ghule (26) and Sudhir Sangle (23), were handed over to the special investigation team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which is probing the case, the official said.

Police have arrested three individuals, including two wanted suspects, in connection with the December 9 murder of Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh. The crime allegedly stemmed from Deshmukh's interference in an extortion attempt on an energy firm.

Thousands participated in the morcha along the route from Nutan College ground to Shivaji Maharaj's statue in Parbhani.

The police arrested two absconding suspects as well as a third person accused of helping, in the Beed sarpanch murder case

An all-party march in Parbhani, Maharashtra, demanded a more thorough investigation into the murder of Beed Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh. Deshmukh was killed allegedly while thwarting an extortion attempt on an energy firm.

The police have arrested two absconding accused involved in the murder of Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh from Maharashtra's Dhule district, an official said on Saturday (January 4, 2025). The Dhule police have arrested Sudarshan Chandrabhan Ghule (26) and Sudhir Sangle (23) and handed them over to the special investigation team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID),

Maharashtra Minister Sanjay Munde's alleged links to an accused in the murder of Sarpanch and claims of political interference in the investigation have sparked a political row.