For an Insta Reel… Man Ends Up Shooting Himself!

Considering the vast expansion of social media platforms in the Indian market, several people have been doing controversial and fatal activities to gain attention. 

It has now reached the point where people have started to put their own life at risk to gain some attention on social media, and here we have one such story.

In a shocking video that is going viral on social platforms, we get to see an individual from Delhi who shot himself in the chest with a pistol while preparing for an Instagram reel.

According to police, the incident was captured on camera when a man named Pawan can be seen inserting a magazine into a licensed pistol and loading the weapon. 

While his cousin Himanshu can be heard advising him on handling the firearm and cautioning him against firing it, Pawan placed the pistol against the left side of his chest, briefly looks towards the camera, smiles, and pulls the trigger. The gun shot the bullet as it should and the individual collapsed on the floor after taking the impact. He died on the spot. 

The full video is now in circulation on social media and people are expectedly having divided opinion on the same. Many people are pointing out that the desperation for social media fame is taking lives. 

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