Beed sarpanch murder: SIT questions 3, teams deployed to arrest those on the run
Sources said that one of the three men questioned is a doctor and close to absconding accused Sudarshan Ghule. Photo: X videograb
Mumbai, Jan 4 (PTI) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Crime Investigation Department probing the murder of Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh has questioned three persons, sources have said.
Deshmukh, the sarpanch of Massajog village, was abducted, tortured and murdered on December 9 for attempting to stop an extortion bid on an energy firm helming a windmill project in the region.
Sources said on Friday that one of the three men questioned is a doctor and a close to absconding accused Sudarshan Ghule.
Police believe this man helped Ghule flee.
Several police teams have been deployed to arrest those on the run, they said.
Meanwhile, Vishnu Chate, one of the persons arrested in the extortion case linked to Deshmukh's murder, told CID officials he had called the project manager of the energy company from his mobile phone.
He also told police about a conversation between key accused Walmik Karad and the project manager, sources said.
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested Karad in Pune after he surrendered on Tuesday in connection with a Rs 2 crore extortion case linked to Deshmukh's murder. Karad was remanded in a 14-day police custody. PTI