January 07, 2026 10:13 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
TMC moves Supreme Court against ECI over SIR, alleges ‘WhatsApp Commission’ in voter revision | Madurai HC shocks DMK! Hilltop Karthigai Deepam allowed, court slams ‘unnecessary politicisation’ – Hindus celebrate big victory! | Suresh Kalmadi, ex-Union Minister and controversial Commonwealth Games chief, passes away at 81 | Bangladesh bans IPL telecast after KKR drops Mustafizur Rahman | ‘Qualitatively different’: Supreme Court shuts bail door on Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam in Delhi riots case | ‘Modi is a good guy,’ says Trump — then comes the tariff threat over Russian oil | Oil stocks surge after US strike on Venezuela — ONGC, RIL in sharp focus | ‘Epicentre of misgovernance’: Rahul Gandhi blasts Madhya Pradesh govt over deadly water contamination | After Mamdani's letter, 8 US lawmakers push 'fair trial' for Umar Khalid amid UAPA case | ‘Bad neighbours’: Jaishankar shreds Pakistan, defends India’s right to act against cross-border terror

Hyderabad boy catches fire while trying stunt for reality show, dies

| | Apr 12, 2016, at 05:51 pm
Hyderabad, Apr 12 (IBNS) In a tragic incident, a 19-year-old boy, has died at a Hyderabad hospital, three days after he caught fire while trying a dangerous stunt for a reality TV show, reports said.

The teenager doused himself with kerosene and then went on to lit his shirt in the stunt. However, he caught fire after he could put off the blaze. The entire incident was filmed by his friends.

 Jalil-ud-din, a college student, on Thursday gathered a few children from the neighbourhood and asked them to take his video while he performed his stunt, reports quoted police as saying.
 
Jalil-ud-din first poured kerosene in his mouth and tried to blow out flames.  He later poured kerosene all over himself and then set himself on fire. When the situation started getting out of control, the children panicked and ran away.

The teenager was rushed to the Osmania Hospital, where he died on Monday

 
The boy signed a dying declaration before a judicial magistrate, claiming that he alone was responsible for his death.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.