A 55-year-old farmer allegedly ended his life in Maharashtra’s Beed district over delay in the grant of a Kunbi-Maratha caste validity certificate that his son needed for pursuing education. Sahadev Rasal, a resident of Manjarsumba in Beed tehsil, had also lost his standing crop due to the heavy rains which pounded Marathwada region earlier this week, police said. He allegedly jumped into the well on his farmland around 8 am on Wednesday. The body was retrieved after six hours. Rasal’s son needed the caste validity certificate for admission to BSc agriculture course, said assistant inspector Chandrakant Gosavi of Neknoor police station.

 

Man ends life in Beed due to distress over loss of OBC quota: A 34-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in Beed district reportedly due to distress over losing OBC quota, a police official said on Thursday. Rahul Dnyaneshwar Patange, a resident of Saal Galli here, hanged himself from a tree near Khandeshwaridevi temple on Wednesday night, the official added. “Patange, who worked in a cloth shop, was reportedly upset about the loss of OBC quota. He left behind a suicide note. He is survived by his mother, wife, and two sons. Further probe into the matter is underway,” the official said.