Another case of the Blue Whale challenge has surfaced. This time, a 17-year-old boy from Kolkata used the game to stop his girlfriend from dumping him. The boy had failed his higher secondary exams. His girlfriend then expressed a desire to end the relationship. Shortly after, he posted an update on Facebook saying, “I have […]

The Madras High court has directed the Central and Tamil Nadu governments to explore possibilities of banning the infamous blue whale challenge. Justices KK Sasidharan and G R Swaminathan issued a notice to the Union Information and Broadcasting Secretary and state Home Secretary and IT department, with several suggestions. The said challenge is an online […]

Blue Whale Challenge, a game which had caused a furore among young children and adolescents, has come under the lens for jeopardizing the safety of the participants. In a bid to discourage children to fall in the game’s trap, Chennai police have issued an advisory to parents to monitor their kids’ social media activity. In the […]

A class VII student in Indore recently tried to commit suicide. According to police, the boy may have been trying to complete the final stage of the Blue Whale Game. He had been very close to the edge of the terrace of his school, when his friends and a teacher spotted him and urged him […]

The madness surrounding social media’s Blue Whale Challenge, that originated in Russia, has claimed a teenager’s life in Mumbai. It is being speculated that the suicide is India’s first case of death linked to this absurd game. Fascinated by the game, 14-year-old Manpreet Sahans went up to the terrace of his Andheri East and sat on the […]