Boudh/Puri: Two minors in Boudh district faced police action due to dangerous stunts for social media reel. 

The railway police took the two minors into custody for questioning after a video showing one of them lying on a railway track as a train approached went viral.

The incident took place at Dalupali, near Purunapani railway station of the district. In the video, it can be seen a minor lying on the tracks while a train approached with its siren sounding. His friend stood beside the tracks and recorded the dangerous stunt on a mobile phone.

According to reports, the two were taken to Baunsuni police station, where the Balangir Railway Police were questioning them.

In a separate incident, earlier in the day, a young man died after being bitten by a cobra while filming a reel with the snake in Puri district. The deceased was identified as Tapan Kumar Pradhan of Kanthapur village under Puri Sadar police station limits.

Pradhan was handling a cobra on the veranda of his house on Friday afternoon when the snake bit him on his finger, elbow and arm. He was rushed to a private hospital before being shifted to the Puri District Headquarters Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Puri Sadar police have initiated an investigation into the incident.