Three minor boys detained for performing stunts on railway tracks

BHUBANESHWAR: Three minor boys have been detained for performing stunts on railway tracks and filming it for a reel. The police detained them soon after the boys’ video went viral on social media. The video that surfaced shows a boy lying on the railway tracks and a train passing over him.

However, the boy was unharmed. Those watching the reckless stunt are seen clapping. The report released said the incident happened near Dalupali close to Purunapani railway station in Odisha. After the video went viral, the police took the children into custody and questioned them. The children told police that they did this act to gain attention on social media and hoped the reel would go viral.

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The boy who laid down on the tracks said that when the train passed by, his heart was racing and didn’t expect to survive.