MUMBAI, INDIA — A twisted internet game that has allegedly provoked more than 130 teen suicides around the world has just taken one more, believed to be the first such case in India. <br /> <br />The Blue Whale Challenge, believed to have originated in Russia in 2015, consists of 50 tasks that must be completed within 50 days. <br /> <br />The tasks range from waking up at odd hours, to watching graphic videos and self-mutilation, according to Indian news channel ABP News. <br /> <br />Challengers must take a photo to prove each task has been completed, and then send them to the game's nefarious administrators in order to advance to the next challenge. <br /> <br />In addition, each completed task results in a cut that eventually takes the form of a blue whale. <br /> <br />On July 29, Manpreet Sahans, 14, was seen jumping off the 7th floor of his building terrace to complete the final challenge, India Today reported. Sahans took a photograph just before he died, which read: "Soon the only thing you would be left with is a picture of me." <br /> <br />The game's creator, Philipp Budeikin, 22, has been jailed for three years for masterminding the challenge as a means of "cleansing society" of "biological waste." <br /> <br />In the U.S., the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted at 116 123. In Australia, the number for Lifeline is 13 11 14.
