A YouTuber made his friend slap a moving train passenger for social media views; police took action.
A video has been trending on social media lately involving a man slapping a passenger on a moving train at the Anugraha Narayan Road station in Bihar. In the viral clip, the man is seen slapping the passenger on a moving train seated inside a coach as the transport passes in front of him.
Man slaps a passenger in a moving train in Bihar.
A video of this incident has gone viral on the internet. In it, a man slaps a passenger on a moving train seated inside a coach at Bihar’s Anugraha Narayan Road station. A man identified as Ritesh Kumar was held later by the Railway Police force after the video went viral. He was made to apologise for shooting such a reel. Both Kumar and his friend surnamed Rajput, the one who slapped the passenger, faced police action, according to a community Instagram page, BCN.
Watch the viral video here:
The man posts an apology video.
Ritesh Kumar later posted a video stating that he filmed the reel to gain followers and win social media attention. He identified himself as a resident and YouTuber from the Aurangabad district of Bihar and said, “I am a YouTuber. I keep making and posting videos on Instagram to increase my followers (translated from Hindi).” He added, “I came to Anugraha Narayan Road railway station and, to increase my follower count, slapped one passenger on a running train. This was my mistake, and I won’t repeat it. Forgive me.”
The reel opened by showing Kumar’s friend approaching the window of a moving passenger train and slapping a man for no clear reason.