Migrant driver beaten on camera by Uddhav Sena for 'anti-Marathi' remarks

A video showing an auto-rickshaw driver being beaten up allegedly by Shiv Sena (UBT) workers in Maharashtra's Palghar district for 'anti-Marathi' remarks has gone viral on social media, further fuelling controversy over the language issue in the state.

Police on Sunday (June 13, 2025) said they saw the video but had not received any formal complaint in the matter so far, hence no case has been registered as of now.

A local functionary of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) claimed the auto-rickshaw driver was taught a befitting lesson and asserted that anyone insulting the Marathi language and the state will be given a reply in the "true Shiv Sena style".