Shivam Kumar, a 21-year-old Indian youth, died after a stunt to create a viral video on Instagram went wrong in the country’s Uttar Pradesh state.

The shocking incident occurred when Kumar hung upside down from a flagpole on the roof of a school. The 21-year-old man’s stunt turned deadly when he tried to raise a flag while hanging upside down from a pole when the pole he was hanging from suddenly collapsed, killing him.

Kumar arrived at a junior high school in Bandar Khelada village in Janpad on Thursday evening, where his friends were eagerly waiting for him. new delhi tv the report said.

Unbeknownst to the trio, this would be Kumar’s last stunt on Instagram, as they climbed onto the roof of the school. Kumar was hanging upside down from the flagpole as his friends were recording his video. The pole suddenly fell and he was pinned underneath. He died on the spot.

However, police said that so far, his family has not lodged a formal complaint in this regard.