India, March 5 -- Various social and political outfits in Beed district observed bandh on Tuesday after shocking videos and photos of the brutal murder of Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh went viral on social media. The situation in some areas turned tense as members of various Maratha outfits took out a bike rally amid incident of arson in the city. In Kaij town of the district, marketplaces were shut and public transport services stayed off the roads.

The protestors were demanding action against suspects arrested in the sarpanch murder case as minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Dhananjay Munde resigned in the morning on the instructions of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.

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