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more-inThe Statewide shutdown called by the Maratha Kranti Morcha, following the suicide of a young activist demanding reservation for the Maratha community, kept Maharashtra on edge on Tuesday. The Statewide shutdown was called by the Maratha Kranti Morcha following the suicide of Kakasaheb Dattatrey Shinde, a young activist demanding reservation for the Maratha community. A police constable, deployed for security at the funeral of Shinde, died after suffering a cardiac arrest. The agitation took a violent turn near the bridge on the Godavari at Kaygaon Toka (the spot where Shinde committed suicide) in Aurangabad. Shiv Sena MP from Aurangabad Chandrakant Khaire and Congress legislator Subhash Zambad were heckled when they came for the funeral..