Pune, January 4: In a tragic accident, a 35-year-old man died after falling from a cliff while taking a selfie in Varandha Ghat in the Pune district on Tuesday evening. The locals alerted rural police about the incident following which a search operation was launched to find the dead body. After searching throughout the night, his body was recovered early on Wednesday. Aligarh Man Dies After Falling Into Trench While Taking Selfie on Gurugram-Faridabad Road in Aravalli.

The incident was reported by the Indian Express. According to the report, the deceased was identified as Abdul Shaikh, a resident of Nasrapur town in Bhor taluka of the Pune district. He was a teacher at a school in Mandangad taluka of Ratnagiri district. The incident took place when Shaikh took a halt near Waghjai Temple at Varandha Ghat while going from Nasrapur to Mandangad in his four-wheeler to go back to work after a leave. Selfie Turns Fatal in West Bengal: Two Teenagers Mowed Down by Local Train While Clicking Photo in Howrah.

The Bhor police station in-charge Vitthal Dabade said that when questioned, food stall owners said that Shaikh was taking selfies standing on the edge of the cliff where there were a lot of monkeys. Unfortunately, he lost his balance and fell 500 feet down the cliff. Shaikh's body was located at 3 am on Wednesday around 500 feet off the cliff. As per the reports, Shaikh’s body was handed over to his family after the post-mortem.

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