<p>Selfie-taking claimed the life of a Bengaluru youth at Shivanasamudra in Kollegal taluk on Wednesday, officials said. </p>.<p>Tahir, 22, a resident of Yeshwantpur in western Bengaluru, slipped into the water and drowned while trying to take a selfie near the river. </p>.<p>He and his friends from Bengaluru had been visiting a dargah at Shivanasamudra. They later decided to take an excursion to the river. </p>.<p>Police retrieved the body and have kept it in the mortuary of the government sub-divisional hospital. </p>.<p>The Kollegal rural police have registered a case of unnatural death and are carrying out further investigations.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Selfie-taking claimed the life of a Bengaluru youth at Shivanasamudra in Kollegal taluk on Wednesday, officials said. </p>.<p>Tahir, 22, a resident of Yeshwantpur in western Bengaluru, slipped into the water and drowned while trying to take a selfie near the river. </p>.<p>He and his friends from Bengaluru had been visiting a dargah at Shivanasamudra. They later decided to take an excursion to the river. </p>.<p>Police retrieved the body and have kept it in the mortuary of the government sub-divisional hospital. </p>.<p>The Kollegal rural police have registered a case of unnatural death and are carrying out further investigations.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>