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This odd world: Prank sends teens to sleep next to grave
Two teenagers in Depok, West Java, were forced to sleep next to a grave after they were caught wearing mukena (head-to-toe woman’s prayer gowns), which made them look like ghosts, to scare residents
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wo teenagers in Depok, West Java, were forced to sleep next to a grave after they were caught wearing mukena (head-to-toe woman’s prayer gowns), which made them look like ghosts, to scare residents.
The neighborhood unit head in Sukamaju subdistrict, Arsyad, said the punishment was meant to stop the teenagers from doing it again. Although their aim was to have fun, the incident had caused uneasiness in the neighborhood, he added.
A video of them looking like pocong (shrouded ghosts) while sleeping next to the graves went viral on social media, including on Instagram handle @ics_infocegatansolo on Sunday.
The two teenagers, who were inspired by pranks posted on social media, reportedly used their grandmothers’ mukena.
“After their grandmothers finished praying, they took the mukena and cut it up. They said it was just for fun because they saw similar pranks on [social media],” Arsyad said as quoted by tribunnews.com.
The prank was uncovered after a resident recognized them.
As a part of their punishment, the teenagers are required to limit the use of their smartphones.
