In another bizarre episode of 'this happens only in India', an Instagram influencer from Mumbai landed in trouble after faking his own death.

Irfan Khan has over 44,000 followers on Instagram and was arrested by the police for promoting self-harm.  The influencer posted a video of himself where he can be seen sitting on railway tracks in Mumbai after he was rejected by his lover.

The video was edited in a way that showed him to be hit by a train and the video went viral on the internet. However, the video also reached the Bandra police and they then took action against it.

He was charged under Section 505(1) of the Indian Railways Act (publishing or distributing any statement with the intent to incite), as well as Sections 145 (nuisance) and 147 (trespass).

Irfan was also charged with violating the Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 336 (endangering the life of others and oneself) and 188 (disobeying an order).

Later, in an interview, he said, “I made it for entertainment purposes. It was a mistake. People took it the wrong way and thought I was encouraging people to [die by] suicide if a girl rejects them. But actually, this was only part one of a video series I was making. In the second part, I would wake up from my dream and see my parent's faces, and the message was meant to be motivational and tell people not to [die by] suicide.”

Not only this, the 28-year-old also apologized to his followers and later deleted the video as well.

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