A 22-year-old man broke his spinal cord while performing a backflip for popular video app TikTok died in Bengaluru’s Victoria Hospital on Sunday, June 23.
Kumaraswamy was seriously injured while performing a stunt at a school ground on June 15, said the police, adding that he died without responding to treatment at Victoria Hospital.
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Reported by Indian Express, Kumaraswamy, the lone breadwinner for his family. He was working as a singer and dancer in a local orchestra.
According to family members, he did not own a smartphone. His friends were recording his stunts to upload on TikTok.
Madras High court had banned the App, however, later revoked the order. A few days ago a 12-year-old Rajasthan boy hanged himself in the bathroom as a part of TikTok challenge. And this is not the only case the video-sharing app users are going far away to bring out the different videos and risking the life.
