Watch: Man Fakes Dying Of Coronavirus On Train, Everyone Runs For Their Lives
A prankster is facing up to five years in prison for creating panic on the Moscow underground train. Video of a man dressed in black tracksuit and a surgical face mask walking along the subway car on one of the busiest lines is going viral. The whole scene was filmed on camera and turned out be a prank staged by blogger Karomat Dzhaborov.
Coronavirus is no joke, but there are those who are making a mockery out of it and for that, this guy might go to jail. A prankster is facing up to five years in prison for creating panic on the Moscow underground train.
Video of a man dressed in black tracksuit and a surgical face mask walking along the subway car on one of the busiest lines, is going viral.
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On the train, one can see him collapsing on the floor and starting to convulse in agony. A few apprehensive people made an attempt to help the man apparently in pain, but scurried like everyone else; some people can be heard saying, ¡°Coronavirus! Coronavirus!¡±
The incident obviously created panic among people who deboarded the train on the very next station. A stampede like situation led to some people getting injured.
The whole scene was filmed on camera and turned out be a prank, staged by blogger Karomat Dzhaborov and his friends. The footage that was uploaded a few days ago came to the attention of the police who said that pranksters had deliberately ¡®provoked panic¡¯ on the subway.
The blogger¡¯s lawyer said his client didn¡¯t expect that the clip would lead to such harsh consequences. He claimed that Dzhaborov¡¯s intentions were good when he staged his prank. ¡°The aim was to attract public attention to the lack of face masks; to the problem of the coronavirus and the need for people to protect themselves with masks,¡± RT quoted Dzhaborov¡¯s lawyer as saying.
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Two of the prankster's accomplices were detained on Monday and have been placed under travel restrictions. The court has ordered 30 days of detention for the prankster himself. Countries all around the world are already alert when it comes to coronavirus, creating an environment of panic is not funny.
