India tops the list of deaths while taking selfies

#selfies #NarendraModi Taking selfies on mobile phones is the latest craze that young boys and girls indulge in. Even the Prime Minister Narendra Modi loves to take selfies. But, it is most unfortunate that India tops the list of deaths while taking selfies. Out of a total of at lease 27 "selfie related" deaths around the world last year, nearly half of them took place in India.
This has been reported in nzherald.co.nz dated 15 January 2016.

During 2015, a number of Indians died while taking selfies in front of an oncoming train, in a boat that tipped over at a picnic, on a cliff that gave way and crumbled into a 60-foot ravine and on the slippery edge of a scenic river canal. In September, a Japanese tourist trying to take a selfie fell down steps at the Taj Mahal, and suffered fatal head injuries.
Mumbai police have identified more than a dozen "no-selfie zones" around the city after three young girls were swept out into the Arabian Sea while taking selfies in a rocky part of the Bandra area recently. One of them is presumed to have drowned, along with a man who had jumped in to save them.
The Mumbai police have indicated that they would discuss with the city officials to take necessary steps to reduce the risk of selfies at popular tourist spots. One of these is the famous Marine Drive. Life guards must be deployed and warning signs should also be posted.

(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org

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