Latur, May 13 (PTI) Freedom fighter and senior journalist Jeevandhar Shaharkar died at his residence in Maharashtra's Latur district on Monday, a member of his family said.

He was 97.

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Shaharkar died at his residence around 10 am. His body will be donated to MIT College in Latur, the family member said.

Shaharkar was a teacher at Marwadi Rajasthan Vidyalaya and worked as a journalist.

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He is survived by two sons and a daughter.

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