Video Of Chennai College Students Brandishing Machetes On Train Goes Viral, Four Arrested

Four students of a state-run college in Chennai have been arrested after a video showing some youngsters at Nemmilichery railway station, 35 km from Chennai central, brandishing small swords and sharp knives while leaning out of a train door went viral.

According to NDTV, the students showed off their weapons, which included metal rods and machetes, at the station where they also burst firecrackers.

The police said it's unclear when the video was shot. The video was first uploaded on Facebook by one of the students, the report adds.

"They were dragging those machetes along the station platform and people were alarmed. But they didn't stop there. They were creating a ruckus outside the station as well, " says assistant commissioner of police, Nandhakumar, according to a local report.

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) officers recently caught a teenager performing stunts at Kurla station in Mumbai and recovered 50 pictures of him posing against the backdrop of trains stored on his cellphone.

Ashraf Shaikh, 19, had been sharing these photos with his friends and garnering comments. Performing stunts is a punishable offence and has cost many commuters their life and limb.