Police have filed an FIR against the father of a man, whose car Walmik Karad - accused in an extortion case used to surrender before the police, for allegedly selling liquor on Republic Day, which was a 'dry day', an official said, PTI reported.

Karad, a close associate of Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde, surrendered at the Crime Investigation Department (CID) office in Pune on December 31, 2024, in the extortion case related to the brutal murder of Beed's sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh of Massajog village.