Student dies by suicide after being beaten on local train for not speaking Marathi

Mumbai: In a shocking incident, a college student hanged himself from the ceiling at his house after he was allegedly assaulted for not speaking Marathi. The deceased student has been identified as Arnav Khaire, a resident of Tisgaon Naka, Kalyan East. The Kolsewadi police in Kalyan have filed an FIR and initiated an investigation.

As per the complaint filed by the deceased student’s parents, Arnav was assaulted by some people for not speaking Marathi while travelling on a local train. As per reports, while travelling to college in Mulund, people bumped into each other when the train stopped. This led to an argument which soon turned into Hindi vs Marathi debate.

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Four or five people allegedly assaulted Arnav Khaire for not talking in Marathi. Following this, Arnav Khaire was under severe stress and hanged himself at his home, said his parents. The Kolsewadi police have begun investigating the case and have filed an FIR.

Talking to the media, Arnab Khaire's father, Jitendra Khaire, said, "My son, Arnab Khaire, left for college as usual. He was experiencing severe jolts on the morning train. Talking in Hindi, he told a man to stand a little further. Following this, another passenger slapped Arnab hard near his ear and said, ‘Can't you speak Marathi? Are you ashamed of talking in Marathi?’ My son shared his ordeal with me out of fear."

He added that the fight escalated and a group of passengers on the train thrashed Arnab and also threatened him. He was supposed to get off at Mulund, but got off at Thane because he didn't want to escalate the fight. His father added, "My son also left, but such things should not happen again. There should be no debate over language."

Currently, the police have filed an ADR based on the complaint by the student's father and are investigating the matter.