BHUBANESHWAR: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) registered a case against two minor boys for performing and filming a dangerous stunt on railway tracks in Odisha's Boudh district .
The action came after a video surfaced on social media, showing one of the minors, aged 12, lying between the tracks near Talupali, close to Purunapani station, while a train passes over him on June 29. His 15-year-old friend was filming the stunt.
The video showed another minor standing near the tracks. He was not involved in the stunt, RPF said.
While nobody was injured in the act, an RPF inspector said, "This is an extremely dangerous act that could have resulted in fatality. After getting the video, we immediately started an inquiry and reached the village to counsel the minors and their parents. We have also initiated an awareness drive to educate people about the risks of such stunts."
The inspector said both minors may be produced before the Juvenile Justice Board for a hearing. "Locals seem unaware of railway safety laws and the fatal consequences of such acts," he added.
East Coast Railwayurged the public, especially young people, to refrain from performing dangerous stunts on tracks . The stunt was performed a few days after Boudh district got train connectivity . PM Narendra Modi had inaugurated two new trains connecting Boudh and Purunakatak stations on June 20, following the completion of the Sonepur-Purunakatak (73km) section of the Khurda Road-Balangir line.
The action came after a video surfaced on social media, showing one of the minors, aged 12, lying between the tracks near Talupali, close to Purunapani station, while a train passes over him on June 29. His 15-year-old friend was filming the stunt.
The video showed another minor standing near the tracks. He was not involved in the stunt, RPF said.
While nobody was injured in the act, an RPF inspector said, "This is an extremely dangerous act that could have resulted in fatality. After getting the video, we immediately started an inquiry and reached the village to counsel the minors and their parents. We have also initiated an awareness drive to educate people about the risks of such stunts."
The inspector said both minors may be produced before the Juvenile Justice Board for a hearing. "Locals seem unaware of railway safety laws and the fatal consequences of such acts," he added.
East Coast Railwayurged the public, especially young people, to refrain from performing dangerous stunts on tracks . The stunt was performed a few days after Boudh district got train connectivity . PM Narendra Modi had inaugurated two new trains connecting Boudh and Purunakatak stations on June 20, following the completion of the Sonepur-Purunakatak (73km) section of the Khurda Road-Balangir line.
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