Updated On: 21 April, 2025 01:59 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
Suspended officer Ranjit Kasle claimed he was offered a contract to carry out an encounter killing of Walmik Karad, the main accused in the Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh case. When questioned about proof for his claim, Kasle said such offers are made privately, with no evidence or trail left behind

Kasle also stated that he rejected the offer because the law must punish Walmik Karad (above) if the latter is guilty in the case. File pic.
Suspended Beed police sub-inspector Ranjit Kasle reaffirmed on Thursday that he was presented with a contract to eliminate Walmik Karad, the principal accused in the case involving Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, through an encounter.
Kasle was speaking to reporters outside Pune airport after arriving in Pune from Delhi.