Overview

• A widely shared clip captures two young men near Nagri Halt in Bhojpur district swinging sticks at passengers aboard a passing train to shoot a social media reel.
• The Railway Protection Force used the viral footage to detain the suspects, register an FIR under the Railways Act and begin tracing additional accomplices.
• RPF officials cautioned that such stunts not only imperil innocent travelers but also carry severe legal consequences for participants.
• The assault is the latest in a series of hazardous rail-based challenges, following June’s viral track stunts by minors in Odisha.
• Online outrage has prompted calls for heavier penalties and stepped-up patrols on vulnerable stretches of the rail network.