Man dies after jumping into river over Maratha quota stir
A 27-year-old man died on Monday after jumping into the Godavari river as part of a 'Jal samadhi' agitation for reservation quota for the Maratha community. Following his death, Maratha Kranti Morcha workers vandalised several vehicles and blocked the Mumbai-Pune highway, reports said. They demanded the youth be declared a martyr and his family be given compensation of â¹50 lakh.