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Guwahati : The first incident of the online Blue Whale challenge in Assam came to light after a minor boy in Guwahati was admitted at Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) on Tuesday.
According to the reports, the family members of the minor boy admitted him at the hospital after he is suffering from major depressive disorder.
A family member of the boy said that, he had reportedly completed up to 40th task of the online challenge game.
He is now treated at the hospital under physicians observation.
Blue Whale Challenge is an Internet game and it was began in Russia in 2013.
Under the game, the administrators have assigned the players a series of tasks during a 50-day period and final challenge requiring the player to commit suicide.
The first suicide case of the challenging game in India was REGISTERED on
July 26 last, after a 16-year old boy committed suicide in Kerala after
playing the game.
Other incidents in India related to the Blue Whale reported from West Bengal, Delhi, Punjab, Jaipur, Indore, Dehradun etc.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
