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Drunk dancing man stabs himself.

Indore: A 38-year-old man accidentally stabbed himself while enacting a stunt during Holi celebrations in the Banganga area of Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Thursday night. Police said Gopal Solanki, who was dancing with his friends and had a knife in his hands, accidentally stabbed himself when he tried to enact a stunt

A video of the incident shows a heavily drunk Gopal dancing with his friends around the Holi Pyre. He can then be seen stabbing himself four times with the knife in an attempt to recreate a stunt sequence.

Mr Solanki's friends and family members rushed him to Shri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences where the doctors declared him dead, officials added.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/video-dancing-man-stabs-himself-during-stunt-at-holi-celebrations-2831018#publisher=newsstand

Submitted on 03/19/2022

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Drunk or not, managing to stab yourself four times sounds worthy of a DA to me. Thanks!


Tracy said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I know he was drunk - but how did he see this being successful?