Boy dies as stunt goes wrong

A 10-year-old boy died after he accidentally strangulated himself while allegedly trying to execute a stunt he had watched on television, in northeast Delhi’s Khajoori Khas area on Saturday. The class 2 student identified as Aman was alone at home when the incident took place in the afternoon, police said. He was watching TV for quite some time after which he went to the terrace and stuck a bamboo stick between two grills and tied a noose with the help of a stole. The stunt demanded stepping on the noose and climbing up, in which the boy failed and got his neck strangled, police said.