Using special search techniques to trawl the internet and social media, researchers identified 127 confirmed selfie deaths in India since March 2014. Using special search techniques to trawl the internet and social media, the researchers identified 127 confirmed selfie deaths since March 2014. They blamed people's desire for more "likes" and comments on social media for driving increasingly risky selfie-taking. Three students in northern India died trying to take a daring selfie in front of an oncoming train, according to the study published last week. A selfie-taking Japanese tourist died after he slipped down the stairs at the Taj Mahal while seven people posing for a group selfie died when the boat they were in capsized.

Source: Bangkok Post November 18, 2016 13:56 UTC