Rajya Sabha members on Thursday demanded action against online games like ‘Blue Whale’, alleging that it was linked to of a young boy in Maharashtra last week.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the House, Amar Shankar Sable (BJP) said the teenager, who allegedly committed by jumping from a building, was playing ‘Blue Whale’ game for 50 days.
Sable said participants in the game are given instructions like ‘watch horror movies’, ‘travel without ticket in train’, and later they are asked to commit suicide.
He said the matter was also raised in the Maharashtra assembly. His party colleague Vikas said there are other games interactive and addictive.
In agreement with the BJP members, Sanjay Seth of SP said there should be provisions to remove such games from .