Overview

• Hundreds of MNS activists converged on Union Bank’s Seminary Hills branch on July 16 after it refused to process a ₹2 lakh accidental death claim without a Hindi or English translation of the FIR filed in Marathi.
• Protesters threw black ink at the bank’s signage and confronted the branch manager, who later issued a public apology and called the incident a misunderstanding.
• Nagpur police booked and detained 14 MNS workers under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for creating a public disturbance during the demonstration.
• Bank officials defended the translation requirement as a procedural necessity for claims handled at the insurer’s Kolkata headquarters, where Marathi documents are not processed.
• The latest clash follows months of MNS-led enforcement actions over Marathi language usage and comes after the state cabinet last month revoked Hindi-imposition orders and established an expert panel on language policy.