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Beed MP Sonwane Alleges Plot to Frame Son in Hotelier Murder Case
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News18•01-10-2026, 17:45
Beed MP Sonwane Alleges Plot to Frame Son in Hotelier Murder Case
- •NCP (SP) Beed Lok Sabha MP Bajrang Sonwane claims efforts are underway to implicate his son, Saurabh Sonwane, in the murder of hotelier Vilas Ghule.
- •Sonwane presented an audio clip, purportedly of Walmik Karad (main accused in another murder case), giving instructions from jail to place Ghule’s body at a police station to pressure investigators.
- •The MP alleges the audio clip reveals a plan to force police to implicate his son, Saurabh Sonwane, in the Ghule murder case.
- •Police have previously stated their investigation has not linked Saurabh Sonwane to the hotelier's murder.
- •Bajrang Sonwane plans to file a Rs 500 crore defamation suit against local Kaij leaders and Nagar Panchayat office bearers for a ‘malicious smear campaign’ and will seek FIRs against those involved in the alleged conspiracy.
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Beed MP Bajrang Sonwane claimed that efforts were politically motivated to implicate his son Saurabh Sonwane in the murder of hotelier Vilas Ghule, pointing to an audio clip of the main accused giving instructions from jail to place the body inside a police station.
Police initially clarified that their probe found no link connecting the MP's son to the murder, and subsequent CCTV and CDR checks by investigators confirmed his non-involvement before a chargesheet was filed in the case.
The Beed MP announced plans to file a Rs 500 crore defamation suit against local Kaij leaders and Nagar Panchayat office-bearers for running a malicious smear campaign against his family, alongside seeking FIRs over the criminal conspiracy.