Bhubaneswar, Jan. 25 -- A highly controversial video showing a Vande Bharat Express train allegedly being stopped for a social media reel has gone viral across social media platforms.

According to the viral footage circulating widely, a group of young men is seen placing large wooden logs and obstacles directly on the railway track, stopping the semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express on an open stretch of land.

In the video, the group can be heard laughing and shouting 'Vande Bharat ko rukwa diye', roughly translating to 'we've made the Vande Bharat stop today', making it clear their motive was to record content for views.

A police constable inside the halted train approaches them in the clip, initially thinking they might be trying to b...