At a bakery in Karumathampatti near Coimbatore, a migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh who had gone to a bakery to have tea was stabbed with a knife for not speaking in Tamil. The incident took place on 15 December 2025 but came into public focus after CCTV footage of the assault began circulating on social media on Wednesday, 31 December 2025.
According to the police, the victim, Govind Kond (27), a native of Maharajganj district in Uttar Pradesh, is employed as a carpenter with a private firm. He has been staying at a private hall in Karumathampatti since 9 December 2025. On 15 December 2025, at around 5 PM, Govind and his co-worker Rakesh (19) visited a nearby bakery to have tea.
Police said two unidentified men approached Govind and questioned him in Tamil. When Govind responded in Hindi that he did not understand the language, the exchange reportedly escalated into an argument. During the confrontation, Rakesh was allegedly slapped. When Govind intervened, one of the men is said to have pulled out a knife concealed in his clothing and stabbed Govind on the chest, the left side of his waist, and his hands.
Bakery staff intervened, following which the attackers fled the spot. Govind was rushed to a private hospital with multiple injuries and is undergoing treatment. Based on his complaint, Karumathampatti Police registered a case and launched a search to trace the suspects.
The incident has drawn attention in the backdrop of another violent attack involving a migrant youth reported from Chennai. In a separate case, Tiruttani Town Police apprehended four teenage school dropouts for attacking a 34-year-old migrant worker from Odisha near the Old Railway Quarters in Tiruttani.
Police said the victim, identified as K Suraj, was assaulted with sickles following a drunken argument on a suburban train. The attack was allegedly filmed by one of the juveniles for an Instagram reel. Suraj sustained severe cut injuries and was admitted to hospital, where his condition was reported to be stable.
The four juveniles were subsequently produced before the Juvenile Justice Board and sent to the Observation Home in Purasaiwalkam.
Police are continuing investigations in both cases.
Source: The New Indian Express
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