A video clipping of Kumar doing the stunt was widely shared on social media

Man breaks spinal cord during stunt for TikTok video, dies
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According to the police, a 23-year-old man, who broke his spinal cord while performing a somersault for a video succumbed to his injuries on Sunday. The video which was meant to be uploaded on TikTok mobile application recently.

Kumar from Godekere in Tumakuru district was seriously injured while performing a stunt at a school ground on June 18, they said. He added that he died without responding to treatment
at Victoria Hospital.

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A video clipping of Kumar doing the stunt was widely shared on social media. The Madras High Court had recently banned the mobile app on a petition which contended that pornographic contents were uploaded on it.

However, the court later revoked the ban with a caveat that if any "controversial" video violating this condition were found on the app, it would be considered a contempt of court. 

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