Summary:
"A pit had been dug near the water tap to draw out excess quantities and Rode objected to this. "Rode, a corporator with the Parbhani Municipal Corporation, had intervened after some women complained about getting less water from a public tap in the area," the official said. His friend Ravi Gaikwad is reported to have dug the pit and Rode went to ask him about it. "Gaikwad overpowered Rode and hit him with the axe. Gaikwad and Dake then assaulted Rode with stones and sticks, killing him instantly..