Blue Whale menace: SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking complete ban on online suicide game

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre on a plea seeking complete ban on the Blue Whale Challenge and sought a detailed reply on the matter within three weeks.

Earlier on September 12, the apex court bench, comprising of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud agreed to hear the plea on Friday.

Urging for an immediate ban on the deadly online game that has claimed more than 200 lives, the petitioner asked the apex court to direct the Central Government to take steps to ban the game.

The deadly Blue Whale game is an online game that challenges players for over 50 days, demanding them to complete tasks given by an anonymous controller.

The tasks include the final challenge to commit suicide.

The online game is created by Phillipe Budeikin, a Russian psychology student.

(With Agency Inputs)