The photo and video of Santosh Deshmukh’s murder case have gone viral
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has requested that State Minister Dhananjay Munde step down after his assistant was listed as an accused in the Sarpanch murder case of Santosh Deshmukh.
Santosh Deshmukh murder case photo and video go viral on Twitter/X and Reddit amidst investigation into Massajog village, Beed, Maharashtra Sarpanch’s death
जीव सोडण्याच्या काही क्षण अगोदर
इतका छळ औरंगजेबाने पण संभाजी महाराजांचा केला नव्हता pic.twitter.com/ZXD2oG5zZ7
— गजाभाऊ (@gajabhauX) March 3, 2025
Walmik Karad, Munde’s assistant, was listed as an accused in the murder case of Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh. According to the sources, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar met with Fadnavis on Monday evening to talk about the implications of the chargesheet that the CID submitted in the Deshmukh murder case and two other cases where Karad was designated the primary offender. Munde has now stepped down from his post as video and photos of Santosh’s murder went viral.
सुन्न.. सुन्न… फक्त सुन्न!
संतोष देशमुखांच्या मृतदेहावरच नव्हे तर महाराष्ट्राच्या कायदा सुव्यवस्थेवर मुतले आहेत हे हैवान. pic.twitter.com/4rhCSJI2w5
— Prashant Kadam (@_prashantkadam) March 3, 2025
On December 9 of last year, Santosh Deshmukh, the sarpanch of Massajog village in Beed, was kidnapped, tortured, and killed on suspicion of trying to thwart an extortion attempt against a district energy firm.
The sarpanch of Massajog in Beed, Santosh Deshmukh, was brutally killed. Now, the case’s most crucial piece of evidence has surfaced as certain images and videos of Santosh Deshmukh being brutally murdered and beaten up have come to light.
Maharashtra lost humanity.
These pix of deceased Massajog Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh who was brutally killed by hanging to vehicle & dragging for several KM.The accused urinated over him, laughed & shoot videos of their barbaric act. Surprisingly, rulers defending inhuman act. pic.twitter.com/aAL7vZH6MY— Sudhir Suryawanshi (@ss_suryawanshi) March 4, 2025
The images show the horrific beating that Santosh Deshmukh endured before his death. The photo also shows the accused who were part of the murder conspiracy and this picture features Vishnu Chate, Sudarshan Ghule, Pratik Ghule, Sudhir Sangle, Mahesh Kedar, Jairam Chate, and Krishna Andhale.
After being severely assaulted, Jairam Chate can be seen in the first picture taking off Santosh Deshmukh’s trousers.
तळपायाची आग मस्तकापर्यंत गेली. मन सुन्न झालं हे बघून. हैवानाने पण असे कृत्य केलं नसेल. आय घाल्यानो अजून पण आरोपींना पाठीशी घालत असाल तर तुम्ही माणूस नाही आहात.तुम्ही पण हैवानच.😡😡@Dev_Fadnavis @AjitPawarSpeaks #SantoshDeshmukh #BeedCrime #dhananjaymunde #walmikkarad #मस्साजोग pic.twitter.com/HvkoaNxE7q
— Mahesh Andhale Official (@OfficialAndhal1) March 3, 2025
The second image shows accused Mahesh Kedar taking a snapshot of the scene with a startled expression.
In the third picture, Pratik Ghule uses his foot on either side of Santosh Deshmukh’s chest to urinate on his face when he is half-dead from being severely beaten.
आता कुठे आहेत भिकारचोट लोक जातीसाठी गुन्हेगाराचा समर्थन करणारी नीच लोक!!#SantoshDeshmukh pic.twitter.com/UiPXZBlBK9
— मुंबईचा शिवसैनिक ❁ (@shivsainik007) March 3, 2025
Standing beside Deshmukh, Sudarshan Ghule snaps a photo of him. His face displays the frenzied desire at that moment.
The murderers then use cables and pipes to harm Deshmukh. Punches and kicks are delivered.
Deshmukh’s back is being pierced with bundles of wire-like devices. Everything is shot with a smile by Mahesh Kedar.
Maharashtra's Food & Civil Supplies Minister Dhananjay Munde Resigns
He resigns under pressure from CM Devendra Fadnavis and others after his close aide Walmik Karad was accused in brutal murder of Beed’s Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh
Deshmukh was brutally tortured and… pic.twitter.com/M55JRMtYSu
— Nabila Jamal (@nabilajamal_) March 4, 2025
Investigation
काय गुन्हा केला होता या निष्पाप सरपंचानी हस्त खेळत कुटुंब उद्ध्वस्त केलं त्यांच. अजून पण न्याय मिळाला नाही. सांविधानिक पदावर बसलेल्या नालायकाना लाज कशी वाटत नसेल ? यांच्या बद्दल खूप चीड येते. नासकी न्याय व्यवस्था झाली.#SantoshDeshmukh #beed #beedcrime #SantoshDeshmukhcase pic.twitter.com/BIKHn8kUsY
— Mahesh Andhale Official (@OfficialAndhal1) March 2, 2025
In connection with Deshmukh’s murder and two other cases, the state Crime Investigation Department (CID) submitted a more than 1,200-page chargesheet at a court in Beed district on February 27.
Three distinct complaints have been filed at the Kej police station in Beed: the assault on the company’s security guard, the murder of the sarpanch, and the attempt to extort money from the Avaada company. Against the defendants in the cases, the police have invoked the strict Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
So far, seven people have been taken into custody and charged under the MCOCA. One of the defendants is still on the loose.