A 7th class student from Indore has allegedly tried to commit suicide owing to the infamous Blue Whale Challenge. The student from Chameli Devi School, Indore was saved after intervention from his friends and teachers. On questioning, he said that he was playing the Blue Whale Challenge," said Sheikh Mohammad Farooq, PT Trainer at the Chameli Devi School. The student claimed that he was afraid his data will be made viral if he didn't commit suicide. Blue Whale Challenge is a notorious internet game that has claimed around 150 lives in Europe and Russia.

Source: India Today August 10, 2017 14:36 UTC