Students brandish knives on a local train in Chennai, four arrested

Four students have been arrested after a video of them brandishing knives while hanging out of a moving train in Chennai, went viral on social media.

In a video, boys were seen hanging on the local train and brandished long knives and metallic rods.

The boys were also shouting 'Pachayappa' (a prominent college in Chennai), said reports.

After getting off the train, the students created a ruckus at the station as well.

The students have been booked under the arms act, for rioting and criminal intimidation.

Two other students are also being questioned about their alleged involvement.

Admitting the videos were alarming, the Public Relations Officer M.Boopathy said that it wasn't enough to file a case. "The videos could have been taken even a year back and may have been circulated now," he explains. "We don't know which station it is or if those students even really belong to Pachayappa's college," he told the NewsMinute.

Efforts are on to identify the others involved, said police.