Karad moves court seeking discharge from sarpanch murder case | Latest News India
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Walmik Karad, a key accused in sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case, has filed an application in a Beed court seeking to be discharged, claiming there is no primary evidence against him, the prosecution said on Thursday. Karad moves court seeking discharge from sarpanch murder case The court has sought a response on the application from the state Crime Investigation Department , which is conducting a probe into the case. An accused can be discharged after filing of a chargesheet in a case, if the court is of the opinion that the offence against him is not prima facie made out. The accused then need not go through the trial in the case. Deshmukh, the sarpanch of Massajog village in Maharashtra’s Beed district, was abducted and tortured to death on December 9 last year allegedly for attempting to stop an extortion bid targeting an energy company. Eight persons, including Karad, have been arrested so far and booked under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act . The CID last month filed a more …
