<p>A 37-year-old man allegedly killed himself by hanging from a tree in Sangli district of Maharashtra seeking reservation for the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-dhangar-community-revives-quota-demand-23308044" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Dhangar community</a>, police said on Tuesday.</p>
<p>The body of Birudev Kharje, a resident of Aabachiwadi in Kavthe Mahankal tehsil, was found hanging from a tree at his farm on Sunday afternoon.</p>
<p>"Police have recovered a suicide note from the pocket of Kharje stating that the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/ajit-pawar-bats-for-bihar-like-caste-census-says-state-govt-positive-about-quota-demands-of-marathas-dhangars-23316043" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Dhangar community</a> should get the reservation," a Umdi police station officer said.</p>
<p>Currently, the Dhangar or shepherd community is classified under the Vimukta Jati &amp; Nomadic Tribes (VJNT) category. However, the community is staging protests for the quota under the ST category.</p>
<p>BJP MLC Gopichand Dhangar said it is an unfortunate incident wherein Kharje from the Dhangar community has ended his life for the cause of the reservation.</p>
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A 37-year-old man allegedly killed himself by hanging from a tree in Sangli district of Maharashtra seeking reservation for the Dhangar community

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The body of Birudev Kharje, a resident of Aabachiwadi in Kavthe Mahankal tehsil, was found hanging from a tree at his farm on Sunday afternoon

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