Selfie brings death to AP engineering student

KODAIKANAL: An Andhra Pradesh-based engineering college student took a fatal fall while taking a selfie. C Sandeep, 22, of Arvind Nagar in Ananthapur district, Andhra Pradesh, tried taking a photo of himself at the edge of a 2,000-foot-deep gorge at Vilpatti village on upper Kodaikanal hill. Police and Fire and Rescue Services personnel rushed to the spot. They said six engineering students were in the region on a holiday tour. Sandeep's friends told the police he fell while taking a selfie. A case has been registered.