Raigarh (Madhya Pradesh): Frightened of the final task of the Blue Whale Challenge that asked him to commit suicide, a young boy of Raigarh district revealed his distress in his answer sheet.
An alarmed teacher, who checked the answer sheet, brought the matter to the notice of the school and the local administration.
During the quarterly examination of Class 10 at the local Utkrisht Vidyalaya, a student wrote in his Sanskrit answer sheet that he had reached the 49th stage of the Blue Whale game.
According to authorities, he further wrote that he was being pressurized to undertake the final task of ending life. Besides, he was also being threatened that if he did not commit suicide, his parents would be killed, an officer said.
"The answer sheet was being evaluated by teacher Hemlata Shringi. When she read the lines written by the student, she got alarmed. After that she informed the school and contacted us," he said.
A group, comprising teachers and some local people, was counseling the child.
Family members of the student said he had even uploaded the photograph of slitting his wrist and that at 49th stage, he was asked to end his life.
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