MALAPPURAM: The Tanur police arrested two for trying to abduct children on a two-wheeler for a prank video. Zulfikar and Yasir, natives of Tanur are the two arrested. The incident happened near the premises of Fakirpally on Tanur-Parappanangadi coastal road yesterday morning. Police said the arrested youths are neighbours of the children.

They tried to abduct the children in a deserted place while returning home from the madrasa. The youth came in a white scooter. The youth pillion riding approached the children. The youths fled when the children tried to create a ruckus. Panic intensified after the video of the incident went viral on social media. The video was circulated in a manner as an attempt to abduct children in broad daylight. Meanwhile, the parents approached the police with a complaint. The police arrested them within hours with the help of CCTV footage. During the subsequent interrogation, the youths said they aimed to shoot the prank video. With this, the youths were released on bail.

Prank videos are videos that are filmed as a joke or for comedy shows. Prank is short name for ‘practical joke’. These types of videos are appearing on many YouTube channels.