Lucknow, May 4 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has advised young people to stay away from dangerous social media trends, saying that risking their lives by falling prey to the lure of likes, views, and followers is extremely worrying.

The Chief Minister, in a letter to the people of the state on Monday, said that nowadays many young people are seen performing stunts inside homes and on the streets, performing stunts on high-speed bikes and cars, and making videos by hanging on railway tracks or from train doors.

Yogi said that in addition to this, there is also a growing trend of taking selfies in dangerous ways on tall buildings, mountains, rivers, bridges, expressways, and even water tanks.

He warned that such risky act...