 On September 29, 2006, four members of the Bhotmange family belonging to the Mahar community were killed by a mob of 40 people belonging to the Maratha Kunbi caste.The incident happened in Kherlanji, a small village in Bhandara district of Maharashtra.The Mahars are Dalit, while the Kunbi are classified as an Other Backward Class by the Government of India.