Blue whale challenge: Is Mumbai boy India's first suicide game victim?

Teens are given 49 tasks to complete for 50 days that eventually demands to jump off of a building

Is a deadly game on the internet, namely ‘The Blue Whale Game’ responsible for the alleged suicide of 14-year-old Manpreet Singh? Media reports suggest that the teenager, who jumped off the terrace of a seven-storey building on Saturday in Andheri, a suburb of Mumbai, is touted as India’s first victim of the suicide game. 

The term— blue whale — comes from the phenomenon of beached whales, which is linked to suicide.

What is this odd game?

In this challenge, teens are given 49 intense tasks to complete for 50 days that leads to self-harm and eventually culminates in suicide by