Maharashtra Minister Resigns After Close Aide Arrested Over Murder Of Sarpanch | Read

Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde has resigned after one of his close aides was arrested in connection with the chilling murder of a sarpanch in Beed district in December. Mr Munde, who held the portfolios of food and civil supplies, has stepped down on the instructions of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis after his aide Walmik Karad was arrested for his alleged role in the murder of Santosh Deshmukh, the sarpanch of Massajog village.

Mr Fadnavis told the media that he had accepted Mr Munde's resignation and had forwarded it to Governor CP Radhakrishnan.