Students thrashed by traders in Kolkata, called Bangladeshi for speaking Bengali

Four students from Calcutta University were allegedly assaulted near the Sealdah railway station in Kolkata and called “Bangladeshis” for speaking in Bengali on Wednesday, The Hindu reported.

Two persons have been arrested in connection with the incident, The Times of India reported.

The alleged incident took place when one of the students, a resident of the university’s Carmichael Hostel, visited a shop under the Sealdah bridge in the city to buy mobile accessories.

The student alleged that his attempt to bargain with the vendor intensified into an argument. The shopkeeper then allegedly called him a “Bangladeshi” for speaking in Bengali, according to The Hindu.