Chhattisgarh, March 18: A college student, Ashutosh Gandharva, from Chhattisgarh Bilaspur, died while making an Instagram reel. A resident of Sarakho village of Sarkanda area of ​​Bilaspur in Champa district was recording a video standing on the roof of his college's science department's building. He lost his control and slipped.

Gandharva Science College authorities and people in the vicinity called the police, and the boy was declared dead on the spot. He died due to major head injuries and blood loss. The police have sent his body for postmortem. The police found that he and his friends were making reels on a suicide incident that turned real. Video: Speeding Car Crashes, Hits Divider in Uttar Pradesh; CCTV Footage Shows Horrific Accident.

His family and friends reached the spot, and they were inconsolable seeing his dead body lying on the ground and his head injury. The police have informed  that this case will be investigated properly. However, everything has been recorded in the video showing a clear case of an accident.  Ghaziabad Shocker: Three Dead After Being Hit by Train While Making Reels Near Railway Track in Masuri

Bilaspur Boy Dies While Making Reel

Instagram Reel Takes Life of Bilaspur College Student

These cases of mishappenings while making social media reels have become a new normal as everyone wants to get famous on social media and earn a hefty amount from these reels. However, these cases are emerging rapidly, and youngsters fall prey to such situations and lose their lives.

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