MNS activists beat up hawkers over dispute with Marathi-speaking customer in Thane district

Thane, Oct 3 (PTI) Activists from the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) beat up a group of hawkers after one of them allegedly argued with a Marathi-speaking customer in Maharashtra's Thane district.
    A video of the incident, which took place in Kalyan town on Sunday, has surfaced on social media.
    Local MNS leaders who spoke to the media claimed that a man purchased an item from a hawker on a skywalk and later returned it citing that it was not proper.

    The hawker allegedly argued and verbally abused the Marathi-speaking customer, who approached the local MNS office and complained, they said.
    The video shows the MNS activists beating up the hawker and a few other vendors on the skywalk. They are then dragged away accompanied by policemen.
    According to the local police, no one has approached them with a complaint so far.

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