The police also informed the court that the game was not a freely downloadable application and children could not access it on their phones through app stores.
The Delhi Police on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court (HC) that no incident linked to the online game Blue Whale Challenge has taken place in the city.
"There is no reported case of suicide linked to the Blue Whale Challenge in Delhi. Likewise, there are no such complaints with the Cyber Cell, Crime Branch, and Delhi Police," the report stated.
The HC had sought responses from the Delhi Police and the Centre on a plea seeking directions to social networking sites such as Facebook, Google, and Yahoo to remove the links to the game. The petition was filed by Advocate Gurmeet Singh.
The police also informed the court that the game was not a freely downloadable application and children could not access it on their phones through app stores.
"As per the available information, the game is shared among secret groups on the social media or on chat networks. The creators seek their players or victims and send them an online invitation link to join in," the report added.
The police further said that the death of a 19-year-old boy, who fell from the terrace of a Hauz Khas eatery, as mentioned in the petition, could not be linked to the game as there was no such evidence, so far.
Also, according to the report, an advisory has been sent to parents on Twitter, mentioning various steps that can be taken to keep children out of harm's way.
A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Harishankar fixed the next date of hearing on October 12, after the counsel appearing for the Centre said a similar matter will be heard by the Apex Court on October 9.
Meanwhile, the Centre has filed a status report in this regard, following which the court directed them to mention the steps taken to comply with the Madras High Court direction to ban the Blue Whale Challenge.
On September 4, the Madras HC had directed the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government to explore the possibility of banning the game.
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