HDFC Bank Staff's Viral Outburst Sparks Caste Row: "Thakur Hoon Main"
A viral video from an HDFC Bank branch in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur shows a female employee engaging in a heated confrontation with a customer. The incident occurred at the bank's Panki branch, where the employee, identified in multiple reports as Aastha Singh, allegedly used abusive language and made a caste-referenced remark during the dispute. In the footage, which lasts around 43 seconds and has circulated widely on platforms like X, Singh is seen rising from her seat, shouting, and pointing a laptop toward the male customer in an aggressive manner. The remark that has drawn particular criticism is her alleged statement, " Thakur hoon main (I am a Thakur)," which many viewers have interpreted as an attempt to intimidate using caste identity. The exchange involved profanity and escalated tensions inside the branch, turning what should have been a routine banking interaction into a public spectacle.
