Influencer chugs two bottles of whisky in 20 minutes to win ₹75,000 challenge, dies

A 21-year-old influencer died after drinking two bottles of whisky for a challenge in Thailand.

A drinking bet turned deadly for a 21-year-old social media influencer who died after he drank two bottles of whisky as after he was offered money to chug the liquor. Thanakarn Kanthee, known online as "Bank Leicester" in Thailand, was offered 30,000 Thai baht ( ₹75,228) to guzzle the liquor bottles as part of the challenge.

The influencer was already drunk but accepted the challenge and quickly gulped down two bottles in 20 minutes.(Representational)

Kanthee, who had intellectual disabilities, was already drunk but accepted the challenge and quickly gulped down two bottles in 20 minutes. Soon after, he became unconscious and was rushed to the hopital.

He was declared dead after alcohol poisoning. Notably, large amounts of alcohol consumed in a short period of time can lead to coma or death.

During interrogation, he confessed to the offence and was found guilty of reckless behaviour causing death. He now faces a jail term of up to 10 years and a fine of up to 20,000 baht ( ₹50,152).

Crowd continued to cheer

The incident left social media users in shock, with many criticising the partygoers for permitting the challenge to proceed. One video captured the moment when the crowd continued to cheer as Kanthee collapsed to his death.

Following the tragedy, a social media post by Kanthee has gone viral, where he revealed that he undertook such extreme challenges to provide for his family."I am willing to be bullied and insulted to just get scraps of money from the rich people in order to provide for my family," read the post.