Final stage of Blue Whale Challenge said Gujarat boy before jumping of a bridge
He posted a video in which he said that this was a final task he was performing in the Blue Whale Challenge.
Ashok Mulana from Gujarat killed himself before posting a video on Facebook in which he said he was completing the Blue Whale Challenge.
The victim in Gujarat was identified as Ashok Maluna, who jumped off a bridge into the Sabarmati river on Friday shortly after posting a video on Facebook in which he said the step was him completing the Blue Whale Challenge.
The Blue Whale Challenge requires participants to complete a number of tasks within a 50-day period. The tasks become increasingly harmful through self-mutilation, and the final step is suicide.
Police
in
Gujarat
said
the
suicide
victim,
Maluna,
shot
a
video
in
which
he
said,
"this
is
final
stage
of
my
Blue
Whale
Challenge
and
now
I
am
going
to
commit
suicide".
In
the
video,
Maluna,
in
his
early
twenties,
said
that
he
stole
Rs
40,000
from
home
and
he,
along
with
a
friend,
had
gone
to
Mumbai
to
commit
suicide.
Due
to
heavy
rain,
he
said,
they
couldn't
complete
their
task.
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