Mumbai/IBNS, March 4 -- Maharashtra's Food & Civil Supplies Minister Dhananjay Munde resigned on Tuesday after massive outrage over the killing of a sarpanch of a village in Beed, who was kidnapped, beaten with rods, and tortured for hours only to die on December 9.

An investigation into the murder has revealed that he was tortured brutally.

The incident has forced state minister Dhananjay Munde to resign amid outrage over the killing that allegedly involved his top aide.

The mastermind behind the murder was Munde's aide Walmik Karad.

Avaada, a Mumbai-based green energy company, had been working on a project in Beed's Massajog village and adjoining districts in what was seen as an economic boost over the past few years, NDTV reported....