India, Dec. 30 -- The issue of rising crime in Beed has drawn national attention following the gruesome December 9 murder of the Massajog village sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh. The key suspects remain at large, prompting widespread protests by political groups and citizens, accusing the police and government of failing to curb the crime menace.

Against the backdrop of that, data shared by the local police revealed that a total of 308 murders were reported in the Beed district over the past five years, of which 295 have been detected. As many as 13 murder cases remain unsolved. This year, between January and November, 39 murders occurred, all of which have been solved, police said.

Besides the murders, 765 other crimes were registered in the...