India, March 16 -- Opposition parties in Maharashtra demanded action against the additional sessions judge hearing the high-profile Beed sarpanch murder trial after images and videos emerged of him celebrating Holi with two police officers suspended in the case, alleging that the matter had been compromised, with some leaders pressing for the hearing to be moved out of the district.

The visuals show Sudhir Bhajipale, additional sessions judge of the special MCOCA court in Kej, Beed, standing outside a building with a group of men with Holi colours smeared across their faces. The group includes police inspector Prashant Mahajan and sub-inspector Rajesh Patil, who were suspended for dereliction of duty in the December 9 murder of village s...