Linguistic racism: Two women who were assaulted because they are not in Marathi in Maharashtra's Thane | Viral Video | Today news

A case of linguistic racism came to light in the Thane district of Maharashtra, where two women were assaulted because they “excused me” instead of speaking in the marathi language. One of the two victims was even a nine -month -old baby in her arms. The incident happened Tuesday morning when the two women, who were on a two-wheeler, entered the premises of their housing society in the district’s Dombivli area. The whole incident was caught on camera. It has become viral on social media. According to police, they received a complaint from the two women and conducted a preliminary investigation into the case. Watch video What happened? According to a complaint filed with the Vishnunagar police station, the woman, who rode on the scooter, said: ‘Excuse me’ to a young man who ends up. He allegedly offended and demanded that she speak in marathi. The man, who lives on the ground floor of the same building, allegedly turned the arm of the pillow rider. The issue further escalated when four or five women and two young men gathered from the family of the accused and allegedly beat the two women. Eyewitnesses said they showed no concern for the nine -month -old baby. “Excuse me” is a general courtesy and the reaction of the accused was unjustified, the complainant said. Senior Inspector Sanjay Pawar of the Vishnu Nagar police station told Pti that an investigation was underway. No First Information Report (FIR) has been registered yet, he said, adding that the police had investigated whether the incident had arisen from a dispute in the past. Recently, workers from the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) launched an excitement demanding that staff at Banks in Maharashtra talk to clients in marathi. The United Forum of Bank unions wrote to Devendra Fadnavis, chief minister of Maharashtra, saying that people who claim to be MNS activists, visit bank branches and intimidate staff. Later, Thackeray asked his workers to stop the excitement.