Fact Check: Has someone in Goa dressed up as a ghost to make people stay at home?

Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, might have anunced a nationwide lockdown, but it seems that re are people who are still leaving ir homes with emergencies or important purposes. police forces of every region are coming up with new and invative ideas to spre awareness amongst people for m to stay at ir respective homes, and some citizens are also helping m. A video surfaced on social media that showed a person allegedly turning into a 'ghost' and scaring people off.

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Claim

post shared by Twitterati claims that someone in Goa has come up with an invative way to make people stay at home. In video, one can see how a person dressed up in white is hiding in bushes near a bridge's end. A bike comes from or end and ghost jumps out suddenly, hopping towards bike. driver loses his balance on bike while one sitting behind jumps off bike. He is so scared that he climbs up railing of bridge while driver zooms away. Here is video:

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This video was shared by multiple people on Twitter, Instagram, as well as WhatsApp. While many thought that it was funny, re were people concerned for man who climbed bridge. Here are some reactions:

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Rating: Fake

While people were tweeting video without kwing source of article, one person shared that video is t from Goa. It is a prank video that was shared in May 2019. video was shared by Twitter handle @Armiagraph, who wrote in caption that if anybody has friends who can do that, y can leave.

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Origin

video is originally from Jakarta, Indonesia

As per an article in a Jakartan local newspaper written in 2019, video shows a prank played by a friend of men coming on bike. friend dressed up as a Pocong to scare two men. A Pocong is a shrouded ghost and is said to be a soul of a de person trapped in its own shroud. It is a popular part of supernatural culture of Malaysia and Indonesia. Here is original video:

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Disclaimer: It is important to stay home and maintain social distancing. We urge everyone to stay at home and keep lockdown in India. This will help in  fight against coronavirus.