Blue Whale challenge: These are the 5 suspected cases in India

Here are the five suspected cases linked to Blue Whale Challenge

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: Manoj C Man, a 16-year-old from Kerala, is the latest victim of the dangerous game as claimed by his mother. The young boy was found hanging at his home on July 26. Earlier, the family told the police that it was because of failed relationships and scoldings by the boy’s mother. Three days ago, however, Man’s mother filed a fresh complaint, saying the Blue Whale challenge could have led to his death.

South Zone IG Manoj Abraham said, “The Blue Whale challenge involves a series of tasks, including self-harm. The boy’s body should have wounds, inflicted as part of tasks. However, the post-mortem report hasn’t indicated any such wound. Besides, in Blue Whale, a player should jump to death. Here, the boy hanged himself. The Blue Whale challenge is only a doubt of the family. We are looking into that aspect and have seized his phone and computer.’’

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Mumbai: A 14-year-old boy jumped off from the seventh floor of a building in Mumbai on July 26 evening is another suspected case of Blue Whale suicide game. The deceased, Manpreet, was a class nine student in a school in Andheri East. While locals said he played the Blue Whale game, the police said they are checking Manpreet’s cellphone and computer to ascertain the same.

As per the forensic report, the boy died due to external and internal injuruies. “He had a fractured forearm, fracture pelvic region and enlarged liver,” the expert said. The boy suffered several trauma injuries as a result of falling from the height. The police have registered a case of accidental death.

Andheri teenager allegedly commits suicide after playing Blue Whale challenge game

West Midnapore, West Bengal: Ankan Dey, a 15-year-old teenager from West Midnapore, West Bengal, was the first suspected Blue Whale victim in India. The teenager committed suicide in the bathroom of his house on Saturday morning, August 12, according to reports. While the police are probing if the teen played the Blue Whale challenge, there were reports that Ankan was addicted to online games.

Solapur, Maharashtra: A 14-year-old Solapur boy who left home to allegedly complete a task assigned to him in the Blue Whale game was rescued by the police on August 10 on his way to Pune. The boy appeared to be lost and silent at the time of rescue. “As soon as we were informed by our counterparts in Solapur, we intercepted the bus and rescued the boy, who was on his way to complete a task given by the Blue Whale Challenge game,” a Bhigwan police station officer said. “The boy’s businessman father came to the police station and took him home,” he added.

Read: What is the Blue Whale Challenge?

Indore, Madhya Pradesh: A 13-year-old was rescued by his friends when he tried to jump off the third floor of his Indore school on August 10. The boy is a student of class VII at Chamali Devi Public School at Rajendra Nagar. “We think he was tense in the last couple of days, thinking about committing suicide to accomplish the final 50th task of the game,” Additional SP Rupesh Kumar Dwivedi said.

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