Blue whale challenge game was created by Philipp Budeikin in 2013 in Russia. In this game, the player has to complete 50 tasks given by admin of this game. After completing all 49 tasks, the 50th task is to kill self. Till now 130 deaths have been reported because of Blue whale globally and out of which three are from India.
Reportedly, a 19-year-old college student in Madurai was found hanging at his residence. The police suspects that the teen would have been playing the game 'Blue Whale Challenge' as a tattoo of the same was found in his hand. Reportedly, the boy has written saying that the blue whale challenge is not a game and it is dangerous, and one cannot escape after starting. The case is under investigation. According to media reports, three deaths have been claimed in India because of the game. The government has asked Google, Microsoft, and Facebook to remove the links of the game.
