Tamil Nadu: Madurai student commits suicide playing Blue Whale Challenge

The disastrous Russian-based online game Blue Whale Challenge has claimed the life of a college student in Madurai.

A 19-year-old boy from the district has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself inside his house on Wednesday evening, as a task of completing the last challenge of the game. This is the first death reported in the state due to the game which has claimed many young lives in the country and around the world.

According to police sources, Vignesh (19), younger son of Jeyamani and Vanitha, is the resident of Kalaignar Nagar at Vilacheri in Madurai district. Vignesh was doing his second-year B.Com in a private college in Thiruparankundram.

Courtesy : newindianexpress