Nashik, Jan. 1 -- Shiv Sena leader and former Cabinet Minister, Deepak Kesarkar said that Valmik Karad, the accused in the Beed sarpanch murder case, had no choice but to surrender as his bank accounts were frozen and his relatives were detained, dismissing the ongoing protests as baseless.

Speaking to ANI, Kesarkar said, "...He had no other option but to surrender because all his accounts had been seized and his relatives had been arrested... People who are opposing this, their protest is baseless."

Earlier, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asserted that none of the accused in the Beed sarpanch murder case would be spared, underlining that he does not wish to engage in the politics surrounding the matter.

"We will not spar...