Two teenagers, aged 15 and 16, met a gruesome end in Uttar Pradesh recently. These boys were sitting on railway tracks with earphones on. Reports stated that because of the earphones, they could not hear the horn of an oncoming train.

This edit space has highlighted how looking at one’s phone, reading messages, watching videos and making reels are major distractions as they divert one’s attention. We have had instances where people had been looking at their phones and paid a heavy price because they were so distracted, sometimes even with their lives. There is also the major distraction of taking pictures or selfies and there have been too many accidents because of the tendency to attempt to garner instant fame to cite and recount.