The Dhaka Times Desk Selfies have been banned in 16 areas of Mumbai, known as India's commercial city. Basically, this decision has been taken as a suggestion to avoid taking unnecessary risks while taking selfies.
According to the news media The Guardian, according to the information of the United States San Francisco-based data analysis company (Price Economy), 49 people died worldwide in 2014 while taking selfies. Of these, the highest number of deaths occurred in India. 19 people died there. India, a country with a population of 125 million, is rapidly growing the smartphone market.
That is why the trend of taking selfies is taking a terrible shape day by day. For which the Mumbai Police has imposed this ban. According to the ban, certain areas for taking selfies, especially unobstructed coastal spots, will be covered by the ban. Anyone who takes a selfie in these prohibited areas will have to pay a fine of 1200 rupees.
It is to be noted that this month in Nashik, Central India, a student fell into the water while taking a selfie while another student jumped into the river to save him and both died.