Kolkata: An elderly Muslim man was reportedly assaulted on a train in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, marking the second such incident in recent days. The attack occurred aboard the Balurghat Express and was captured in a video that has since gone viral.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the victim was identified as Mafikul Islam. The video depicts him sitting on a window side berth, repeatedly slapped by a woman while he pleads with folded hands.
The woman temporarily ceased her attack to take a phone call, only to resume the assault afterward. She accused Islam of making a video of her, a claim he denied, stating he does not know how to operate a smartphone.
A report from the Bengali newspaper Qalam quotes Islam as refuting the allegations, describing them as false and fabricated. He recounted the woman snatching his mobile phone and accusing him of filming her.