Shiv Sena workers thrash auto-rickshaw driver over ‘anti-Marathi’ remarks

An auto-rickshaw driver has been beaten up allegedly by Shiv Sena (UBT) workers in Maharashtra's Palghar district over 'anti-Marathi' remarks, further fueling the language controversy in the state.

A video of the incident, which took place on Saturday, has gone viral on social media. The police have confirmed the incident, but said that they have not received any formal complaint in the matter so



far.

In the viral video, the auto-rickshaw driver, a migrant, is seen being slapped allegedly by a group of Shiv Sena (UBT) workers, including women, on a busy road near Virar railway station.

He is then made to publicly apologise to a man and his sister, with whom he allegedly misbehaved earlier, as well as to the state for "insulting" it and its linguistic and cultural heritage.