Outrageous behavior aboard an overloaded train goes viral when a man is beaten and allegedly accused of kissing another passenger without their consent. The victim, in this case, was before he realized what hit him, as he had fallen asleep only to wake and find the chosen one upon him. Enraged, the victim confronted the accused man, filmed the entire altercation, and uploaded it on social media where it gained immense popularity.
In the now-viral video released on social media, the victim could be seen dragging the accused out of his seat and beating him. On being asked what he was doing, he shamelessly answered, “Acha laga, kar diya” (I liked it, so I did it). This only aggravated matters for the victim, which is not what an apology could have healed. He kept berating the accused.
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When things got worse, the wife of the accused intervened, begging for forgiveness and asking the victim to forget about the incident. However, the young man didn’t budge, saying that such things should not be taken casually. He also brought to their attention the hypocrisy of the bystanders, saying that had the victim been a woman, their reactions would have been very different.
Surprisingly, most passengers remained passive observers and reacted only when the fight took a physical turn. Although the accused apologized at the end of the argument, the victim insisted that his acts were inconceivable thus worthy of punishment.
The exact details of when and where the incident occurred are not clear, nor is it known whether any legal action against the culprits of this incident has been initiated. The video has gone viral and brings to public discourse the issues of safety, the need for consent, and stricter measures to deter public harassment in public spaces. Many condemned the inaction of the bystanders, thus demanding accountability in such instances.
