UDUPI/MANGALURU: High school boy Adarsh almost strangled himself while simulating suicide, all for a selfie at Kabbinale, Hebri in Udupi district. The boy is recovering in Manipal Hospital According to delayed reports reaching here, the incident occurred on Wednesday at Kabbinale, 70kms from Mangaluru. He was saved thanks to the timely help of local businessman Damodar Nayak.Nayak told STOI that Adarsh, 15, received an image on WhatsApp of a friend attempting suicide. He too wanted to try it and share it on social media. He called a boy who stayed near his house to click his picture when he "hanged" himself.The duo went to a cowshed behind the house around 1pm and Adarsh climbed a chair after tying a rope to the beam.As he tried to tighten the rope around his neck, the chair accidentally fell away and the noose tightened. The boy clicking the pictures fled the scene when Adarsh started writhing in pain.Soon, people in the house and others nearby , on hearing the other boy screaming, rushed to Adarsh's help and brought him down. Damodar, who was passing by , rushed the boy in his vehicle to a nearby hospital. "After primary treatment, the hospital referred him to Manipal Hospital because his condition was critical. He was rushed to Manipal," he added. No case was registered in the jurisdictional police station.

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