Hyderabad: A Madrasa student’s craze for making Instagram reels claimed his life.
A 16-year-old madrasa student named Sarfraz was hit by a train and was killed while he was making Instagram reels on the railway track.
The incident took place on Friday near the Sanathnagar railway station in Hyderabad.
According to the police, three friends had gone to the Sanathnagar railway track to make an Instagram reel.
A student named Sarfraz died after being hit by a high-speed train while making Instagram reel in the afternoon. While two other students saw the arrival of the train and safely got off the track and moved aside.
Sarfraz was identified as a student studying in a madrasa in Sri Ram Nagar Colony of Rehmat Nagar Division.
On receiving the information, the railway police reached the spot. The body was shifted to the hospital.
The mobile phone found at the site was confiscated. Police investigation revealed that Sarfaraz has a social media account.
Police said they have registered a case and are investigating.