‘Father not here to see my success': Daughter of slain sarpanch passes with flying colours, Sule congratulates her
AMIDST her intense struggle to get justice for her family, Vaibhavi Deshmukh (17) daughter of Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, who was murdered in December 2024, secured a spectacular 85.33 per cent marks in the HSC exams, results of which were declared Monday.
'How do I celebrate… I have been deprived of my joy,' an emotional Vaibhavi told Baramati MP Supriya Sule when the latter called her up to congratulate her on her outstanding performance.
Sule praised Vaibhavi for her remarkable achievement amidst her relentless struggle to get justice for her family following the brutal murder of her father. 'I am really sorry for what your family had to face… but I am really proud of your achievement,' Sule said.
The HSC exams were held in February-March at a time when Vaibhavi was leading the protest in Beed and neighbouring districts, seeking the arrest of the accused who killed her father and capital punishment for them. Santosh Deshmukh was murdered by a gang in Beed.
Deshmukh had tried to thwart the atttempts of the gang to extort money from a windmill company. Nursing a grudge, the gang had kidnapped him, tortured him and brutally murdered him on December 9, 2024. Besides the gangsters, the alleged mastermind Walmik Karad has also been arrested in connection with extortion case related to the murder.
Vaibhavi scored 512 out of 600 marks in aggregate. She secured 83 marks in Marathi, 63 in English, 94 in Math, 83 in Physcis, 91 in Chemistry and 98 in Biology.
Speaking to reporters in Beed after her Class 12 results, Vaibhavi said her father was not around to see her success. 'Today, I cleared my HSC exam. But my father is not around to praise me for my success,' she said.
Vaibhavi said she was preparing for NEET. 'However, yesterday's NEET paper was difficult… but I am going to fullfil my father's wish,' she said.
Vaibhavi said, 'My father was brutally done to death. The killers should get capital punishment. One of the accused is still on the run, he should also be arrested,' she said.
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