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		</div><p>Mumbai has declared 16 areas no-selfie zones, following an increase in deaths linked to the photo craze.</p>
<p>Major Indian cities are awash with people, arms outstretched, mobile phones in hand, smiling widely and clicking away.</p>
<p>Even prime minister Narendra Modi has embraced the medium, posting pictures he has snapped with various world leaders online.</p>
<p>But the pursuit of the most epic selfie can have lethal consequences.</p>
<p>India is home to the highest number of people who have died while taking photos of themselves, with 19 of the world&#8217;s 49 recorded selfie-linked deaths since 2014, according to San Francisco-based data service provider Priceonomics.</p>
<p>The statistic may in part be due to India&#8217;s sheer size, with 1.25 billion citizens and one of the world&#8217;s fastest-growing smartphone markets.</p>
<p>Now Mumbai, alarmed by the trend, has banned selfies across the city, formerly known as Bombay, as authorities warned people against taking unnecessary risks.</p>
<p>Earlier this month an 18-year-old college student on a class picnic lost his balance while taking a selfie atop a rock near a dam near the central Indian city of Nashik.<br />
He fell into the water and drowned, along with a classmate who jumped in to try and save him.</p>
<p>Last month, an 18-year-old woman fell and drowned in the sea while taking a photo of herself at Mumbai&#8217;s Bandstand Fort, a popular tourist spot.</p>
<p>An engineering student sustained fatal head injuries when a rock he was standing cracked and sent him tumbling.</p>
<p>He had been trying to take a selfie with friends in front of the Kolli Hills in Tamil Nadu.</p>
<p>And in January 2014, three students aged 20 to 22 died when they stopped to take a photo with a speeding train approaching and were hit.<br />
They been on their way to visit the Taj Mahal.</p>
<p>In Mumbai, police have declared selfies off-limits in areas perceived as risky &#8211; particularly along the coastline in spots with no railings or barriers.<br />
Anyone venturing into off-limits areas, even if they take no photos, risks being slapped with a fine of 1,200 rupees, about €16.</p>
<p>After the woman&#8217;s death last month, the city&#8217;s police conducted a survey to identify such dangerous places, police official Dhananjay Kulkarni said.</p>
<p>The city also plans to run an awareness campaign.</p>
<p>Despite clearly marked signs demarking the selfie-free zones, people can still be seen clicking away and often going to the edges or standing on ledges to get the most thrilling shots.</p>
<p>&#8220;When you are traveling alone, and do not have anyone to take your pictures, then it&#8217;s only selfie,&#8221; said Murtuza Rangwala, a student in Mumbai.</p>
<p>Mumbai psychologist Keerti Sachdeva said she does not expect the constant pursuit of selfies to end any time soon, saying one probable reason is the need for acceptance and love.</p>
<p>&#8220;You know people have this sort of feeling in adolescent age, especially that they need to get this acceptance from everyone, that I am a smart person, I am a good-looking person,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>&#8220;So for acceptance and recognition they are indulging in taking of selfies.&#8221;</p>
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