23-year-old crushed by tractor while performing stunt for Tik-Tok

Kapil was trying to lift the front wheels of the speeding tractor in the air

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Kapil, a 23-year-old, who got married just two months ago, was performing stunts during Holi festivities in Khindidiya village on Wednesday. He was performing stunts on a speeding tractor while another man was taking a video. According to villagers, Kapil was trying to lift the front wheels of the speeding tractor in the air when it overturned, killing him on the spot.

Family members of Kapil cremated his body without informing the police. 

In another accident related to the Tik Tok app, an 18-year-old youth was killed after he jumped into a canal in Meerapur area of Uttar Pradesh, while his friends were filming him. The youth hit a rock, lost consciousness and drowned. 

The Sation House Officer (SHO) of Chapar police station said, "No complaint was given by the family members into the matter." 

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