Dehradun: A 22-year-old college student died after falling into a 50-metre-deep ravine while taking a selfie near Kolukhet on Dehradun-Mussoorie road.Mussoorie police identified the deceased as Muneer Ahmed, a first year BCom student at a private university in Dehradun, and a resident of Kichha in Udham Singh Nagar. Ahmed had gone to Mussoorie on a day-long trip with his friend Mandeep.While returning to Dehradun, the victim stopped his bike near Kolukhet to click photos amid the picturesque background. He was posing for a selfie when his foot slipped, causing him to fall into a 50-metre-deep ravine. His friend Mandeep raised an alarm and called local residents for help who informed police about the incident.B D Juyal, in charge, Mussoorie police station, said, “After getting the information, a team reached the spot and initiated the rescue operation which lasted for over two hours. Ahmed had sustained injuries on his head and died on the spot.”The number of selfie-related deaths has seen an upward trend in Uttarakhand. On January 13 this year, a girl, Ashana Bhandari, fell into Alaknanda river while she was trying to take a selfie near Koteshwar temple in Rudraprayag district. On New Year’s eve, Dehradun resident Priyank Gupta lost his life after he fell off the cliff while taking a selfie near Chunakhaal on Dehradun-Mussoorie road.In another such incident in 2016, a 24-year-old girl fell into Song river at Maldevta on the outskirts of Dehradun while she was trying to take a selfie

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