A 16-year-old boy from Belapur lost his life after being admitted to the National Burns Centre, Airoli, following a stunt that went wrong while filming an Instagram reel atop a stationary train coach at Nerul railway station on July 6.

The teenager got electrocuted after his hand came in contact with a high-voltage overhead wire as he posed on the unused garbage-filled train coach. The electric arc, reportedly at 25,000 volts, flung him off the coach, leaving him with 60-65 per cent burns and severe head trauma. He succumbed to his injuries.

The incident has raised concerns about the growing trend of teenagers in Navi Mumbai engaging in dangerous stunts. In this case, three friends and the boy wanted to shoot a cool Instagram reel.