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Last name misprinted as ‘kutta’ on ration card, West Bengal man barks at govt officer in protest
A video clip of a man in India’s West Bengal barking like a dog at a local officer has gone viral.
The man was reportedly protesting his last name being misprinted on his ration card. His last name “Dutta” had been misprinted as “Kutta”, Hindustan Times reported.
The 45-second viral video shows the man barking like a dog with his documents in hand at a block development officer, the report said.
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The man, Srikanti Kumar Dutta, has applied to the Bankura administration several times to get his last name corrected on the ration card.
But this was the third time his name was printed as Srikanti “Kutta” instead of Srikanti Dutta, according to the Hindustan Times.
Being disturbed by repeated mistakes, he decided to “bark” at the officer.
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“How many times will people go to apply for a correction leaving our work?” the West Bengal man asked.
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