WATCH: Indian youth attempts to pull train engine with motorcycle for social media content, arrested after video goes viral

Published on Authored by The Free Press Journal

A young man was reportedly arrested in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh after a social media content he created went viral. The content showed the man trying to pull the engine of a train using a motorcycle. While the man failed miserably, his woe didn’t end there as authorities took cognizance of the offence and nabbed him, as per reports.

The youth used a motorcycle to pull the train. Photo courtesy: Free Press Journal
The youth used a motorcycle to pull the train. Photo courtesy: Free Press Journal

The youth has been identified as Vipin Kumar, a resident of Majhola village of Deoband. The video, claimed to be old, showed the youth performing a dangerous stunt on the railway track. The person can be seen tying his motorcycle to the train engine with a rope. He then attempted to pull the train using his motorcycle on the railway track, but failed.

The motorcycle used in the stunt did not have a registration plate.

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Law enforcement officers registered a complaint at the Muzaffarnagar GRP Police Station, as the incident reportedly occurred on the Deoband-Roorkee railway line.

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(The article is published under a mutual content partnership arrangement between The Free Press Journal and Connected to India)