Walmik Karad, suspect in extortion case linked to Deshmukh killing, surrenders

Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde's close aide Walmik Karad, wanted in an extortion case linked to the murder of a sarpanch in Beed district, surrendered before the police in Pune on Tuesday.

While Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, facing heat over the law-and-order situation, said no "goonda-raj" will be tolerated in the state, the Opposition questioned the police's failure to nab Walmik Karad for about three weeks.

Before turning himself in, Mr Karad posted a video on social media, claiming that he was being linked to the murder for reasons of political vendetta.