Mumbai's suburban railways have become a deadly playground for teenagers performing near fatal stunts, officials have warned.
After a disturbing YouTube video was posted last week, commuters have been urged to notify conductors immediately of dangerous behaviour, and even pull emergency cords if needed.
The video shows two young men skidding along a station platform while holding onto a moving train, then hanging off the side as it thunders through the suburbs. They leap up to slap each passing steel pylon, as well as attempting to jump onto the carriage's roof.
"It is a dangerous and an insane act of rashness, which nobody should replicate -- nobody should praise or sensationalize the clip," Sharat Chandrayan, chief public relations officer for India's Western Railways, told The Times of India.
India's rail officials are warning that this growing trend of deadly stunts on moving trains must be stopped.
A spokesman for Central Railway, VA Malegaonkar, claimed the boys were risking their lives for a few moments of fame.
"I appeal to people to not replicate this act, as it is extremely risky," he said.
Often young men show off their stunts to impress commuters in the "ladies-only" train compartments.
Although train-hopping to dodge fares is common in India, reckless passengers can be fined Rs 500 or sent to prison for up to three months.
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