Tag: Blue Whale Game

Keonjhar: A youth was rescued in a critical condition after attempting suicide to complete a task in the Blue Whale game in Anandpur of Keonjhar district on Saturday. Sources said, the youth identified as Ajay Patra (21) tried to end his life by consuming poison after completing third stage in the Blue Whale game challenge. […]

Cuttack: To fulfil a challenge of the online Blue Whale game, a student of a girls’ college here was found rubbing green chilli in her eyes. The incident came to light after the girl captured a video of the event and shared the same with her friends. According to reports, the girl, residing in the […]

Bhubaneswar: An engineering student was rescued from the clutches of Blue Whale Challenge at Sasanpadia here by Lingaraj police on Tuesday. The student, identified as Swadhin Rout, was playing the deadly game since 10 days, alleged his family members. On Tuesday, he had locked himself inside his room raising suspicions. Rout’s family, with help of […]

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of dramatic rescue of a student in Cuttack, another engineering student in Berhampur has been rescued from the ‘deadly’ trap of the Blue Whale Game that has now become a social menace worldwide. The latest incident has been reported from Ralaba village in Hinjili where an engineering student was rescued […]

Jajpur: A ninth class boy of Madhupur Garh High School under Jenapur police station in Jajpur district was rescued from clutches of Blue Whale game on Thursday. The boy was reportedly playing the suicide game since 15 days but his family members did not have any clue of it. He had informed his friends about […]

Cuttack: Thanks to an alert friend and swift action by police, an engineering student in Cuttack was rescued before falling prey to the Blue Whale game’s ‘death trap’ on Tuesday. A special team of Markatnagar police traced the victim, who reportedly had completed 10 tasks in the ‘suicide’ game, after one of his friends reported […]

Sonepur:  At a time when concerted efforts are being launched to prevent youngsters from falling prey to the Blue Whale challenge, a teacher in Sonepur claiming to have taken up the challenge on social media has triggered further concerns. A picture of a bloodied arm with slits posted by Kashinath Meher, a teacher of a […]

Bhubaneswar: Vowing to take tough stance against organised crime in State, newly appointed DGP Rajendra Prasad Sharma today said he will instruct all SPs to bring people friendly policing in their respective districts and work in a fair and transparent way as per CM’s direction. “During a courtesy call, honourable Chief Minister directed me to […]

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police on Friday came up with an advisory for parents to prevent their children from falling prey to the online ‘Blue Whale’ challenge, which is allegedly leading to suicides among youngsters. As per the guidelines, the cops have advised parents to use ‘parental control’ software to keep an eye on the online activities […]

Bhubaneswar: Following the suicide of a Class 10 girl in Dhanakauda of Sambalpur district, Odisha DGP KB Singh on Wednesday issued a letter to top police officials of the State asking them to take steps for removal of Blue Whale game from social media. The girl’s mother had suspected her daughter to have been playing […]

Sambalpur: Following the suicide of a Class 10 girl in Dhanakauda of Sambalpur district, the Dhanupali police has registered an unnatural death case and started an investigation into it. While online game Blue Whale is suspected to be the reason the girl, Suhani Rout, took such an extreme step, Sambalpur SP Sanjeev Arora has ruled […]

A 14-year old student from Andheri in Mumbai ended his life by jumping off a building last week raising suspicion that this may be a case linked to the ‘The Blue Whale Challenge’ game which has killed hundreds of children across Russia. As per reports, police have found the Class 9 deceased student’s friends being […]

Kolkata: A teenage girl from West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district was hospitalised on Sunday after she was found to have injured herself while playing the deadly online game Blue Whale Challenge, police said. “A class eight student from a private school in Basirhat area fell ill after confessing about her involvement in playing the […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s response on a plea seeking a ban on the online Blue Whale game that has been blamed for a number of deaths of young people. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud sought the government’s response and asked […]

New Delhi: Fortis Healthcare on Thursday launched a 24×7 helpline to provide psychological support to teenagers increasingly getting trapped in the macabre online game Blue Whale Challenge. The helpline — 8376804102 — is available for anyone who is directly undergoing undue mental stress and anxiety as a participant in the challenge. The Blue Whale Challenge, […]