Brother of Santosh Deshmukh, sarpanch of Massajog village in Beed district who was murdered on December 9, on Monday approached the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay Excessive Court docket searching for impartial investigation into the systemic failures of legislation enforcement within the district and addition of homicide prices in opposition to key accused Walmik Karad of the NCP.
Dhananjay Panditrao Deshmukh approached HC on Monday by advocate Shomitkumar V Salunke and likewise sought cancellation of the ministerial submit of NCP chief Dhananjay Munde to make sure a good probe.
Santosh Deshmukh, a well-liked grassroots chief in Beed district, was allegedly kidnapped and assaulted for round three hours, leading to his loss of life. His physique was dumped on a street close to his village on December 9.
His brother claimed that law enforcement officials who’re dutybound to take care of legislation and order have been concerned and not directly aided the accused to commit a homicide. “If the police officer of the station involved had taken motion throughout the essential hour of the incident, then the brother of the petitioner may need been alive immediately,” the plea claimed.
The plea sought course from the courtroom to the state police so as to add erring police officer as an accused together with Walmik Karad for a number of offences beneath Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) and provisions of Maharashtra Management of Organised Crime Act. The plea additionally sought addition of homicide prices in opposition to the accused individuals.
Additional, it sought course to the state authorities to cancel Munde’s ministerial submit “resulting from his previous incidences of collaboration in addition to his very shut affiliation with Karad, the top of the legal syndicate”. It sought course to the state authorities to file an in depth report back to the courtroom on delay in registration of crime and for not taking authorized motion through the essential interval.
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