Instagram reel attempt turns fatal for Jharkhand teen as he dies after 100-foot jump in deep water

Sahibganj: Craze of social media turned fatal for a teenager who died after he allegedly jumped into deep water from a height of about 100 feet to make a viral Instagram reel in Jharkhand’s Sahibganj district, police said on Tuesday. The deceased, identified as 18-year-old Tausif, jumped into a quarry lake on Monday.

According to police, the incident took place on Monday evening when the teen jumped into the water while trying to make a reel. Tausif’s friends who were also present there when the incident took place tried to rescue him but were unsuccessful. They informed locals and police about the incident following which a search operation was launched. The youth’s body was recovered later.

A video of the incident has surfaced on social media showing the youth jumping into the lake from a 100-foot height as his friends record the stunt. He later drowned. Deputy Superintendent of Police Vijay Kumar Kushwaha said that the youth jumped into the lake presuming that it was not deep and drowned.

Instagram reel attempts turn fatal

Earlier this month, a 22-year-old man received bullet in his chest after he accidently fired it while making an Instagram reel in Rajasthan’s Kota district. The man, Yashwant Nagar, was making a video with a country-made pistol near a shop when he mistakenly shot himself. He was rushed to hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.  In April, an attempt to create a viral Instagram reel went wrong for 21-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh who hung upside down from a flag post on the roof of a school as his friends recorded the stunt.