In 2021, a video of a brawl between two chaat salesmen about attracting customers in Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh went viral like crazy and found their way into meme history pages. Now a similar video of a fight between a bunch of fruit vendors in Shimla has surfaced online, reminding many of the iconic ‘Baghpat battle’.
Video of the violent fight shows vendors attacking each other with empty vegetable trays and sticks over an argument. Empty crates, poles and bricks are also used as weapons to hit each other as the battle continues. Soon other shopkeepers join in, forming an alliance and are seen throwing punches and kicks at a person.
The brawl ended only after the police arrived at the market and intervened. The fight reportedly took place during a domestic dispute between two vendors bidding for fruit.
The video was shared on a Twitter account called News Arena India and was simply titled “Battle of Shimla Fruit Bazar”.
Watch the video here:
Battle of Shimla Fruit Bazar. pic.twitter.com/0jg2LoTfAh
— News Arena India (@NewsArenaIndia) March 28, 2023
Meanwhile, the video has left the internet in forks, with many comparing it to the battle of Baghpat.
One user even listed points to compare the two fights. He wrote, ”’Can’t compare with Baghpat Chat yudh because: 1. Lack of agility among wrestlers. 2. Space is not used properly. 3. The police intervened quite early. 4. It was more of a defensive battle with both sides trying not to escalate as BCY was full of fire.”
A second wrote, “Battle of Baghpat had more acrobatic moves.” A third said, “Nothing comes close to Battle of Baghpath.” A fourth said, “What a nice fistfight.”
In particular, the infamous Battle of Baghpat began when chaat shop owners, armed with iron bars and sticks, brutally beat each other up on the road. One of the main highlights of the brawl was a kurta-clad salesman with wavy mehendi hair holding down his enemy shopkeepers during the fight.
Harinder, now known on the internet as ‘Einstein chachatold ANI news agency that he had suffered from his rivals in recent days. The incident, which is still fresh in people’s minds, has since become fodder for hilarious memes.
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