A 23-year-old man from the Maratha community ended his life allegedly over the issue of reservation in Maharashtra's Nanded city, police said on Tuesday.
According to the police, Dajiba Ramdas Kadam, a resident of Marlak village, had come to the city for some work and was found unconscious in the Zenda Chowk area on November 11. He was rushed to a hospital, where he died while undergoing treatment on November 12, a police official said.
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The police found a note in the man's possession, in which he wrote, "This is a question of a government job for me. 'Ek Maratha, lakh Maratha',” the official said.
An accidental death report has been registered in the Bhagyanagar police station.
Marathas, who constitute more than 30% of the population in Maharashtra, have been demanding reservations in education and government jobs.
Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange has given a new deadline to the State government to declare the reservation by December 24. He had appealed to the Maratha youth to fight for reservations peacefully and not take extreme steps.
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