Man allegedly commits suicide over demands of quota for Marathi community
Mumbai, July 30 (IBNS): A 35-year old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train in Aurangabad as a protest for quota in government jobs and educational institutions in Maharashtra, media reports said.
The man has been identified as Pramod Jaising Hore.
Hore had reportedly gave a hint about his extreme step on Facebook, a day prior to the incident.
In a Facebook post, Hore had written that 'Maratha reservation will claim one life', NDTV quoted.
Several of his friends had asked him not to take such a step but Hore did not pay heed to their advice.
Hore's body was found in the railway tracks on Monday morning.
Hore's family said they won't take possession of the deadbody until the government takes a final call on the issue.
The Maratha agitation over the reservation issus has been going on for quite sometime but the latest protest turned violent.
Maratha Kranti Morcha, a Maratha community, declared a bandh across Maharashtra on last Wednesday.
The protests turned violent with agitators clashing with the police and torching vehicles, prompting police to use lathi and open fire in the air.
They blocked the Mumbai-Pune highway at its entry-exit point in Kalamboli, threw stones and set a police van on fire, resulting in lathi-charge and firing in the air by police.
While shops in most areas remained shut from the morning, later in the day, there were major traffic snarls as protesters blocked busy roads and highways at several spots and reportedly threw stones at BEST buses.
Several vehicles were vandalised by the agitators in Navi Mumbai.
Several private buses are off the road due to the stir.
However, the protesters said they won't affect the train services. Schools and colleges also remained open.
The Marathas have been demanding a reservation for some time now.
The protest turned violent on Tuesday as agitators torched police vehicles and ambulances in Aurangabad.
Fueled by the loss of an agitator and the call for reservation, several protests had resorted to arson, setting alight tyres.
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