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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