Nine-year-old boy hangs himself imitating TV stunt

A class three student died after he accidentally hanged himself trying to repeat a 'stunt' aired on a television channel in Vikas Nagar area in Lucknow.

Chandan Singh (9) died he after accidentally hanged himself while trying to perform the stunt after watching a reality show on the television on Saturday, station officer Vikas Nagar police station Sanjay Rai said.

He said that the boy was rushed to the hospital by his uncle where doctor declared him brought dead. The boy lived with his uncle who is a bank officer.