Blue Whale Challenge: 14-year-old boy hangs self in Lucknow

A 14-year-old boy from Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow hanged himself to death on Thursday late evening. The teenager is believed to be another alleged victim of the infamous ‘Blue Whale Challenge’ game.

According to initial inputs, the teenager resident of Lucknow’s Indira Colony hanged himself in his room.

Lucknow Police is investigating the matter.

Prior to the incident, a 13-year-old boy had commited suicide by hanging himself in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district.

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According to reports the teenager was supposed to go to a friend's birthday party but he locked himself in his room and hanged himself.