CHENNAI: A man who uploaded an old video of him travelling on the roof of an EMU train was summoned for inquiry by Govt Railway Police. The video that was shot in 2022, when the man was a college student, went viral on social media platforms on Wednesday.
Police, who were sent the video through Whatsapp, confirmed the identity of the person as Praveen, a collection agent at a private bank.
The reel, Praveen apparently told police, was filmed in 2022 between the Beach and Fort railway stations when he was a student of Presidency College. Praveen has been asked to appear before the police again on Thursday for further questioning.
Chennai students booked for performing dangerous stunts on EMU train
In a similar incident, A group of Class XII students who performed stunts while clinging to the footboard of an EMU train at Annanur railway station are in trouble as police registered cases against them after the stunt video went viral on social media.
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The video shows some of the students hanging on the footboard and stretching their legs onto the platform. They narrowly escaped hitting the electric posts along the track.
The video was shot by a passenger, who later posted it on the internet. The govt railway police of the Perambur railway station reacted to the video clip and registered a case. The officials are trying to trace the students using the students’ uniforms caught in the clip.
An investigation officer said: “School students performing stunts on a moving train is not the first time. Despite repeated reminders and the errant students being brought before the law and let go with a warning citing their career, a few students continued to repeat the same.”