Overview
- The 43‑second clip from the Panki branch shows employee Aastha Singh shouting and saying “I am a Thakur” while pointing a laptop at a man.
- Singh says the footage is from January 6 and depicts a dispute with a former colleague’s husband who, she alleges, asked her caste and threatened her; she calls her words inappropriate but expresses pride in her identity.
- Former cashier Ritu Tripathi and her husband Rishi (Rishu) Mishra deny any caste query, say the row stemmed from delays in resignation formalities, report receiving death threats, and urge the bank to check CCTV footage.
- Singh says she has informed seniors, filed internal complaints, and may pursue legal action, while multiple outlets reported no police case had been registered at the time of their reporting.
- HDFC Bank has not issued a public disciplinary statement as coverage centers on the conflicting accounts, demands to review full video evidence, and reports of online abuse directed at Singh.