Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Beed MP Alleges Plot to Frame Son in Hotelier Murder
Bajrang Sonwane is a politician from Beed.
He says people are unfairly trying to blame his son, Saurabh, for a hotelier’s murder.
The hotelier, Vilas Ghule, was killed on June 20.
Police have arrested 10 suspects in the case.
Sonwane played a recording that he said contained instructions from accused Walmik Karad.
He believes the recording shows an attempt to pressure investigators.
Police have previously said they found no evidence connecting Saurabh to the murder.
Sonwane plans to ask police to investigate what he calls a conspiracy and says he may file a large defamation case.
Beed MP Bajrang Sonwane alleged that a political campaign is trying to implicate his son, Saurabh, in hotelier Vilas Ghule’s murder.
Ghule was killed on June 20 near Takli Cross Road on the Manjarsumbha-Ambajogai Road; police arrested 10 suspects.
Sonwane played an audio recording he said featured Walmik Karad directing an aide to place Ghule’s body inside a police station.
Police have previously said their investigation found no evidence linking Saurabh Sonwane to the killing.
Sonwane said he would seek criminal cases and pursue a ₹500-crore defamation suit against local leaders and others.
- Who
- Beed MP Bajrang Sonwane made the allegations; his son Saurabh Sonwane, murder victim Vilas Ghule, and accused Walmik Karad were also mentioned.
- What
- Sonwane alleged that a politically motivated effort is trying to implicate his son in Ghule’s murder and played an audio recording he attributed to Karad.
- When
- Sonwane made the allegations on October 1; Ghule was killed on June 20. One report identifies the killing as occurring in 2026.
- Where
- The press conference took place in Kaij, Beed; Ghule was killed near Takli Cross Road on the Manjarsumbha-Ambajogai Road.
- Why
- Sonwane said the alleged campaign was intended to pressure investigators and force them to implicate his son.
Sonwane’s Allegations
Police and Reported Case Position
Whether Saurabh Sonwane is linked to the killing
Sonwane’s Allegations
Bajrang Sonwane says a politically motivated campaign is attempting to frame his son, Saurabh, in the murder.
Police and Reported Case Position
Police have previously stated that their investigation found no evidence linking Saurabh Sonwane to the killing.
Meaning of the audio recording
Sonwane’s Allegations
Sonwane says the recording captures Walmik Karad directing an aide to place Ghule’s body inside a police station to create pressure and force investigators to implicate his son.
Police and Reported Case Position
The reports attribute the recording and its interpretation to Sonwane and do not independently verify the audio or the alleged instructions.
Demand for Saurabh Sonwane’s arrest
Sonwane’s Allegations
Sonwane characterizes protests and demands for his son’s arrest as a malicious, politically motivated campaign against his family.
Police and Reported Case Position
Ghule’s relatives and political rivals have reportedly held protests and road blockades demanding Saurabh Sonwane’s arrest and analysis of his call-detail records.
- Politician
- Bajrang Sonwane, NCP (SP) MP from Beed
- Victim
- Hotelier Vilas Ghule
- Murder date
- June 20; one report specifies 2026
- Arrests
- 10 suspects were arrested
- Audio claim
- Sonwane said the recording featured Walmik Karad giving instructions from inside jail
- Police position
- Police have previously said their investigation found no evidence linking Saurabh Sonwane to the murder
- Proposed legal action
- Sonwane said he would seek FIRs and pursue a ₹500-crore defamation suit
