Sarpanch’s murder widens caste fault lines in Maharashtra’s Beed
In Massajog in the Beed district of Maharashtra, a pendal (temporary structure) has been erected outside the village temple, in the shadow of a 100-year-old tamarind tree. Under the shamiana, on a table, is a garlanded photo of Santosh Deshmukh, the 45-year-old sarpanch of the village who was brutally murdered on December 9, 2024. Next … Read more
