Daijiworld Media Network – Hubballi (RJP)

Hubballi, Aug 25: A Kendriya Vidyalaya student injured herself on Thursday, August 24 while playing the deadly infamous ‘Blue Whale’ game. This is probably the first of its kind incident reported from the state.

A Class VI girl told her school friends that she cut her finger while playing the game. Immediately her friends informed the same to the teachers in the school.

One of the teachers said the girl admitted to have been cut her finger while playing the game at her home. The girl informed the teacher that she was playing the game after downloading it on her father’s smartphone.

“We did not want to blow up this issue in front of her. So we only asked her to uninstall the game immediately after returning home,” the teacher said.

A woman teacher meanwhile counseled the girl and convinced her not to play the game again.

“Children play such games due to the irresponsibility of parents. A meeting of parents will be called soon in this regard and directions will be given to take better care of their children,” the school in-charge said.