Walmik Karad is among the many eight individuals arrested to date and booked beneath the stringent Maharashtra Management of Organised Crime Act. File
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A suspended police sub-inspector from Beed on Monday (April 14, 2025) claimed some individuals had supplied him to hold out an “encounter” of Walmik Karad, accused in sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case.

Ranjeet Kasle, the suspended cop, additionally stated he had talked about the names of the individuals who made the provide in a neighborhood police station diary.

A senior police official from Beed, nonetheless, dismissed Kasle’s claims as baseless and stated he ought to submit a proof of his statements.

Ranjeet Kasle was suspended earlier when he was a sub-inspector within the native cyber crime division.

Deshmukh, the sarpanch of Massajog village in Maharashtra’s Beed district, was abducted and tortured to death on December 9 final 12 months allegedly for trying to cease an extortion bid concentrating on an power firm.

Karad is among the many eight individuals arrested to date and booked beneath the stringent Maharashtra Management of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

The state Crime Investigation Division (CID) final month filed a greater than 1,200 pages chargesheet at a court docket in Beed in Deshmukh’s homicide and two associated circumstances.

Speaking to a regional information channel, Kasle claimed some individuals had approached him with a suggestion to hold out the “encounter” of Karad.

“I used to be given this provide by a staff of some individuals and I’ve talked about their names within the station diary. The provide was just for Walmik Karad and was given to me earlier than I used to be suspended. I refused, saying I can not commit such a sin,” he stated.

“They make a lump sum provide of ₹10, 20, 50 crore. An individual who can do that is referred to as…like I used to be with the cyber division and had no reference to this case, however I used to be made the provide as a result of they knew I’ve guts,” he claimed.

Referring to the custodial loss of life of Badlapur sexual assault case accused Akshay Shinde, Kasle stated the SIT ordered by the Bombay Excessive Court docket ought to be of central authorities, then solely fact will come out.

Requested about Kasle’s claims, a senior police official from Beed stated, “All of the issues are baseless. He ought to submit an proof for what he’s talking. No matter he’s doing will not be within the work ethics.”

Kasle has already been suspended and a preliminary enquiry (PE) in opposition to him is on. The police have despatched a discover to Kasle, however he has not accepted it but, the official added.