Russian Girl Arrested For 'Masterminding' Blue Whale Suicide Game

The Blue Whale game or Blue Whale Challenge is believed to be a suicide game wherein a group of administrators give a participant a task to complete daily — for a period of 50 days. The final task of the participant is to commit suicide. Participants need to share photos of every challenge/task completed by them in the span. Representational Picture AFP.

In the raid at her residence, the police discovered drawings and a portrait of the founder of the challenge, 22-year-old Philipp Budeikin. He is currently in jail. The game has spread to India where a couple of teenage deaths are linked to it. Representational Picture AFP

According to Russian state investigators, the unnamed arrested female played the game originally. She became an administrator for the site, encouraging other teens to participate in the shocking game. She allegedly pretended to be male in this role. Representational Picture AP

The 17-year-old girl has been held on suspicion of masterminding the online suicide game which is said to be the reason for deaths of more than 130 teens worldwide.

A teenage girl has been arrested in the Khabarovsk Krai region of Russia for being the brainchild behind the deadly blue whale challenge. PIC credit: Police video/East2West News