Bhubaneswar, Oct 24 (PTI) The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched a drive to caution people, especially youth and social media enthusiasts, against the deadly and illegal practice of taking selfies, shooting videos, or creating reels on or near railway tracks and on the footboard or rooftop of running trains, according to an official statement.

The railway authorities said that such reckless acts are not only life-threatening but also punishable offences under the Railways Act, 1989.

The ECoR issued the warning afresh two days after the death of a 15-year-old boy in Puri, who was hit by a train while he was recording a video near the tracks.

In the statement issued on Thursday, the ECoR said the railway tracks, station premises, and moving trains are high-risk operational areas, not

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