Auto-rickshaw driver thrashed by Sena (UBT) workers over ‘anti-Marathi’ remarks; video goes viral

Shiv Sena (UBT) Virar metropolis main Uday Jadhav, who was contiguous astatine the scene, aboriginal justifies the action

A section functionary of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) claimed the auto-rickshaw operator was taught a befitting lesson. X/Video grabs

A video showing an auto-rickshaw operator being beaten up allegedly by Shiv Sena (UBT) workers successful Maharashtra’s Palghar territory for ‘anti-Marathi’ remarks has gone viral connected societal media, further fuelling contention implicit the connection contented successful the state.

Police connected Sunday said they person seen the video but not received immoderate ceremonial ailment successful the substance truthful far, hence nary lawsuit has been registered arsenic of now.

A section functionary of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) claimed the auto-rickshaw operator was taught a befitting acquisition and asserted that anyone insulting the Marathi connection and the authorities volition beryllium fixed a reply successful the “true Shiv Sena style”.

The auto-rickshaw driver, a migrant residing successful Virar country of Palghar, had allegedly made derogatory remarks against the Marathi language, Maharashtra and Marathi icons. Its clip had besides earlier surfaced connected societal media, drafting crisp reactions online and from section governmental groups.

In the caller video of the confrontation which took spot connected Saturday, the auto-rickshaw operator is seen being slapped allegedly by a radical of Shiv Sena (UBT) workers, including women, connected a engaged roadworthy adjacent Virar railway station.

He is past made to publically apologise to a antheral and his sister, with whom helium allegedly misbehaved earlier, arsenic good arsenic to the authorities for “insulting” it and its linguistic and taste heritage.

Shiv Sena (UBT) Virar metropolis main Uday Jadhav, who was contiguous astatine the scene, aboriginal justified the action.

“If anyone dares to insult the Marathi language, Maharashtra, oregon Marathi people, they volition get a reply successful the existent Shiv Sena style. We volition not beryllium silent,” Jadhav told reporters.

“The operator had the audacity to talk sick of Maharashtra and Marathi manoos. He was taught a befitting lesson. We made him apologise to the radical of the authorities and to those helium had offended,” helium added.

When contacted, a elder constabulary authoritative confirmed the incidental occurred connected Saturday, but said nary ceremonial ailment had been lodged truthful far.

“We person seen the viral video and are verifying the facts, but arsenic of now, nary ailment has been received from either party,” the authoritative said.

Amid the connection controversy, workers of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) slapped a nutrient stall proprietor astatine Bhayander successful neighbouring Thane territory connected July 1 for not speaking successful Marathi.

Traders from the country aboriginal staged a protestation against it.

On July 8, the MNS and different groups led a protestation march successful Mira Bhayandar country to support the Marathi ‘asmita’ (pride) and antagonistic the traders’ agitation.

The march witnessed detention of respective activists by the police, with leaders and workers of the absorption Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) besides joining the protest.