Hyderabad, June 20 -- In a harrowing incident, a passenger aboard a Vande Bharat Express was brutally beaten and thrashed by goons allegedly at the behest of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Babina (Madhya Pradesh) MLA Rajiv Singh Parichha.

The altercation took place on June 19 during the train's journey from Delhi to Bhopal. Witness accounts state that the BJP MLA reportedly asked the passenger to exchange seats, which the latter refused.

Rajiv Singh Parichha entered the E-2 coach with his wife Kamli and son Shreyansh. His family was assigned seats 50 and 51, the MLA's own seat was number 8.

On seat number 49, passenger Raj Prakash was seated. When the MLA asked him to exchange seats, Prakash refused.

When the Vande Bharat train reached ...