A Reddit post describing an alleged incident of assault and racial discrimination in Bengaluru’s HSR Layout has gone viral, sparking outrage and discussions on the treatment of people from the North East in Indian cities.

The user, who said he recently moved to the city in August, alleged that he was punched in public by two men after identifying himself as being from the North East. The post, titled “Got assaulted for being Northeastern/an outsider in HSR”, was shared on Reddit on Wednesday.

According to the account, the incident occurred in HSR Layout Sector 1, near a roundabout in front of a café named Shelby & Co. The Reddit user said he was returning home from campus when he noticed two men on a white scooter without helmets staring at him repeatedly.

“They were going around th

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