Nagpur Bank Employee Thrashed by MNS Workers Amid Marathi Language Row

In Nagpur, Maharashtra, a bank employee was assaulted by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers during a protest over the use of the Marathi language. The incident, caught on video, shows the workers confronting and slapping the staff member inside the bank. Police arrived quickly to calm the situation. This comes after MNS chief Raj Thackeray’s April 2025 warning to banks, insisting that staff communicate in Marathi—adding fuel to the ongoing language row in the state.