The Maharashtra government has appointed senior advocate Ujjwal Nikam as the special public prosecutor in the Santosh Deshmukh murder case in Beed district.
Maharashtra government has decided to form a new Special Investigation Team to probe the murder case of Santosh Deshmukh, the sarpanch of Massajog village in Beed district.
NCP SP leader Sharad Pawar wrote to Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday regarding the Santosh Deshmukh murder case and its repercussions throughout Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday called the murder of a sarpanch in Beed district "unfortunate" and said that a special investigation team (SIT) has been formed to probe the matter. He assured that action would be taken against the accused.