MCOCA Invoked Against Walmik Karad in Beed Sarpanch Murder Case

The aide of Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde faces organized crime charges as protests and legal battles intensify in Beed.

Walmik Karad, a close aide of Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde, has been charged under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in connection with the murder of Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh.
The charges were applied after Karad was sent to judicial custody in an unrelated extortion case involving a windmill company in Beed district.
Protests erupted in Parli with Karad's supporters enforcing a bandh, while his mother, Parubai Karad, staged a demonstration alleging her son is being framed.
The murder of Deshmukh on December 9, reportedly linked to his opposition to an extortion attempt, has drawn significant public and political attention, including demands for Karad's prosecution under MCOCA.
A key suspect in the case, Krishna Andhale, remains at large, while Karad’s legal team awaits further details on the evidence supporting the MCOCA charges.