Mumbai Police to Identify 'No Selfie Zones' After Fatal Incident

Advertisement
By Press Trust of India | Updated: 13 January 2016 15:37 IST
Mumbai Police has initiated the process of identifying and marking certain spots in the city as 'no selfie zones' in a bid to discourage people from putting themselves at risk while photographing themselves, after three girls fell into the sea while clicking selfies.

"We are in the process of identifying and then marking a few locations in the city where clicking selfies will not be allowed," a senior police officer told PTI Tuesday.

He said the idea is still in an infant stage and it would be premature to say anything on the penal aspects of the rule.

On Saturday, three girls, Tarannum Ansari (18), a Govandi resident, and her friends Anjum Khan (19) and Masturi Wasim Ali Khan (19) fell into the Arabian Sea while clicking selfies on a rock jutting out of the sea near Bandra Fort during tide, as they lost balance.

Advertisement

A local youth, Ramesh Walunju, had jumped into the sea to save the girls and pulled Anjum and Kasuri out to the shores.

A resident of Jaffer Baba colony, a slum pocket behind the Fort, and a natural swimmer, Walunju, however drowned while trying to save Tarannum after he re-entered into the water to save her. His body was recovered yesterday from Mahim creek.

Meanwhile, search for Tarannum has not yielded any results so far and she still remains untraced, according to police.

 

Catch the latest from the Consumer Electronics Show on Gadgets 360, at our CES 2026 hub.

Further reading: Cameras, Selfie
Advertisement

Related Stories

Popular Mobile Brands
  1. Avatar: Fire and Ash OTT Release: When, Where to Watch the Sci-Fi Fantasy
  1. World’s Biggest Alien Search Enters Final Stage With 100 Mystery Signals
  2. NASA Pulls Out Artemis II Rocket to Launch Pad Ahead of Historic Moon Mission
  3. Shambhala OTT Release: When, Where to Watch the Telugu Supernatural Horror Film
  4. AGS 28 OTT Release: Know Where to Watch This Tamil Entertainer Starring Arjun, Abhirami
  5. Avatar: Fire and Ash OTT Release: When, Where to Watch James Cameron’s Epic Sci-Fi Fantasy
  6. OpenAI to Begin Testing Ads in ChatGPT, Says Responses Will Not Be Influenced
  7. Gurram Paapi Reddy OTT Release: When, Where to Watch This Telugu Crime Comedy Thriller
  8. Hypothetical ‘Dark Stars’ Could Rewrite Early Cosmic History, Research Suggests
  9. Honor Magic 8 Pro Air Key Features Confirmed; Company Teases External Lens for Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design
  10. Lava Blaze Duo 3 India Launch Date Announced; Colour Options Teased Ahead of Debut
Gadgets 360 is available in
Download Our Apps
Available in Hindi
© Copyright Red Pixels Ventures Limited 2026. All rights reserved.