Kanpur, Feb. 11 -- The verbal spat between two HDFC Bank employees in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur continues, with both parties now issuing statements explaining their sides of the story and why caste was mentioned during the argument.

The video of the argument went viral on February 9, showing Aastha Singh in a heightened state arguing with a woman identified as Ritu Tripathi Mishra.

Invoking her caste, Aastha uttered, "Thakur hoon mai. B********i mat karna mere saath (I am a Thakur. Don't mess with me)."

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After the video went massively viral, with many denouncing Aastha for bringing her upper-caste privilege, she released a video explaining what led to the argument. According to her, the...