Recently, a teenager addicted to the Blue Whale Challenge game had ended his life by jumping off a building in Mumbai. (Source: Twitter) Recently, a teenager addicted to the Blue Whale Challenge game had ended his life by jumping off a building in Mumbai. (Source: Twitter)A 14-year-old boy from Solapur, who left home to complete a task given to him in the online game ‘Blue Whale Challenge’, was rescued by the police on his way to Pune. Recently, a teenager addicted to the Blue Whale Challenge game had ended his life by jumping off a building in Mumbai. The Blue Whale Game also “Blue Whale Challenge” is an Internet “game” allegedly comprising a series of tasks assigned to players by administrators during a 50-day period, with the final challenge requiring the player to commit suicide The online game originated in Russia.

Source: Indian Express August 11, 2017 06:31 UTC