Mumbai: Nearly two weeks after a video of a young man performing a dangerous stunt on a moving local train went viral on social media, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) traced the stuntman’s location to Antop Hill this week. The police revealed that the man, identified as Farhat Azam Shaikh, lost a pair of limbs while performing a similar stunt Masjid station.
The stunts, also known as ‘train surfing’ is the act of riding on the outside or top of a moving train. It’s extremely dangerous and illegal and can lead to electrocution, falling, or severed limbs.
On July 14, a reel shot in March went viral where Farhat was dangerously drifting on the platform at Sewri station from the moving train. Sources said he wanted likes and views on his social media accounts and therefore he performed the stunt.
After the Central Railway (CR) officials came across the video online, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) was alerted and a manhunt was launched to track down Shaikh.
“The social media post showed a young man engaging in risky behaviour while boarding a moving train and prompted swift action from railway authorities. Upon being brought to attention, RPF at Wadala Road registered a case against the unidentified individual seen in the footage. Later, efforts were made to trace and apprehend the person involved,” said Dr Swapnil Nila, chief PRO, CR.
