Mumbai police have established 15 “no selfie” zones around the Indian city after an 18-year-old girl drowned last week while taking a picture of herself.
The BBC reports that the sites — mainly tourist destinations, including Bandra Bandstand, Sion Fort and Worli Fort — will be classed as “no selfie zones”. It’s not the first time Mumbai has outlawed the snaps: Last year, similar bans were introduced at Hindu festival sites over fears of stampedes.
The new initiative was sparked by the death of a girl who was trying to take a picture of herself and two friends. Sadly, she fell into the sea water in front of which she was standing and drowned. Last year, a Japanese tourist slipped on stairs and died while taking a selfie at the Taj Mahal.
[BBC]
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