A 27-year-old woman died while attempting to recreate a hanging scene in front of her four-year-old daughter, whom she told to shoot the act for a reel, in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district, police said on Sunday.According to Circle Officer Saurabh Singh, the incident took place in Baberu town on Friday, where Mohini died while trying to enact a hanging scene for a reel on social media.“Prima facie, it seems the woman attempted to enact a hanging scene for a reel. However, she lost consciousness during the act and later died. The body has been sent for autopsy,” Singh said.An examination of Mohini’s mobile phone revealed that she repeatedly searched for hanging-related content on Google and Facebook.Her four-year-old daughter, who was present at the spot, told police that her mother had asked her to record a video of her act.Confirming her version, Mohini’s husband Jagdish told police that his wife handed over her mobile phone to their daughter and used a saree to fashion a noose while attempting to film the reel.As she became unconscious, the child began crying, alerting the neighbours, who rushed to the spot and brought her down.Mohini was taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead, the officer said.


