2021, a fight between chat vendors in UP’s Baghpat came to be known as the “Battle of Baghpat” after videos showed men beating each other with sticks in a street. The battle went on viral online and is often jokingly referred to as a historic meme battle.
On Thursday, Baghpat turned into a battlefield again but this time women entered the battlefield. In a viral video, a group of women were seen beating each other with sticks on a busy street in the city. The video that has gone viral online has got it social media users to call it the second edition of the iconic street fight that took place three years ago.
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The video opens for chaos. Recorded from a neighbour’s balcony, the clip shows a group of women armed with sticks running in the street below. Two women are seen beating each other with sticks, while many others look for weapons such as wooden bars and plates to join the fight. Some women have tied their dupattas on their foreheads, Rambo style.
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They climb over stairs, run into homes and the rain blows each other as the battle rages. A schoolgirl tries to run across the battlefield-turned-battlefield to get away safely. A boy tries to join the fight but is quickly beaten by a woman before running into his house to save himself.
The focus of the fight seems to be on two women dressed in pink and red, who are seen lying on the ground while the others beat them with sticks. Passers-by watch the chaos unfold, too afraid to stop them. At one point, a man on a bicycle stops and asks the women why they are arguing. They stick their hands and gesture for him to leave.
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“War in Baghpat Increases”
The reason behind the fight is not clear but some claimed that the fight broke out over a song being played by one of the residents.
The video, which went viral on social media, was flooded with comments with users comparing the street fight to the iconic battle meme.
“In recent years, the number of wars in Baghpat has risen. Considering this, it will be at par with Kurukshetra, Panipat, Plassey, Chausa, Tarain, Buxar in history,” the user wrote.
“Women and children, everyone has jumped into this war. It’s beyond limits, it seems like everyone is fulfilling some ritual. It’s a very disturbing scene, very unfortunate,” said another user.
