Dalit leader’s body found

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Dalit leader's body found
Staff Reporter
HYDERABAD: The mystery surrounding the disappearance of a Dalit leader
and professor from Mumbai came to an end on Monday with the police
retrieving his body from the Hussainsagar lake here.
Arun Kamble (55), a resident of Mumbai, arrived here on December 13 to
attend a lecture at the Birla Science Centre. He was reported missing
since December 14.
Kamble, Head of Department (Marathi), University of Mumbai, had
checked into the Alekya Hotel.
Police suspect that he committed suicide by jumping into the lake as
he was reportedly suffering from depression. "The professor's family
members came on Monday morning and identified the body fished out on
Sunday. We have handed it over after an autopsy at the Gandhi Hospital
mortuary," Saifabad sub-inspector S. Vijay Kumar said.
An eminent writer and poet, he was one of the founder-members of the
Dalit Panthers of India, a renowned people's movement and political
party. Known for his study of Ambedkarite movements and Dalit
literature, Dr. Kamble will be remembered as the author of several
works such as 'Ramayanatil Samskruti Sangharsh', 'Dharmantarachi
Bheemgarjana', 'Chalvache Diwas' and 'Yug Pravartak Ambedkar.'
He also served as the general secretary of the Janata Dal and worked
with the former Prime Minister V.P. Singh, apart from holding several
other posts.