![]() ![]() “We have sought help from cyber experts on how to tackle the menace. ![]() The official said till date, most of the complaints were reported from Jalpaiguri, Kurseong, Paschim Medinipur districts, and it was only last week that one was reported from Kolkata. I knew about the ‘game’ and because I have a kid I was scared,” Rajashree Upadhyay said. On Thursday night I found the invitation on my WhatsApp. “I chose not to reply to the invitation as advised by one of my friends. On August 21, Jalpaiguri resident Kabita Rai received an invitation to “play” the “death game”, following which she had lodged a police complaint, the official said, adding a college student from the district was detained in connection with the complaint.Īnother woman, an IT professional and a mother of an eight-year-old boy, in the state capital received a similar invitation, following which she approached the Kolkata Police cyber cell. Preliminary investigation has revealed that people who have shown the slightest of sign of depression or a desire to commit suicide were targeted, he said. “It is a growing menace and we are getting reports of an increasing number of people, mostly youths, getting invitation on their WhatsApp from unidentified numbers to play the ‘game’,” the official said. One of the videos starts innocently, like the start of a Peppa Pig episode for example, but quickly turn into an altered version with violence and offensive language.Police suspect that both of them were into the online killer game which led them to take the ultimate step. noticed the images, telling parents that, “These video clips are appearing on many social media sites and YouTube (including Kids YouTube). Reports say the disturbing doll has been seen on YouTube Kids, a platform that is geared towards children and designed to give them a safer online viewing experience. According to the Manchester Evening News, a school in the U.K. The challenge made headlines last summer, but in recent weeks, it’s resurfaced, with parents reporting their kids discovered suicide instructions sandwiched between popular cartoons and videos- leading authorities to issue a new warning for parents to be on the lookout for the dangerous content. ![]() The “Momo challenge” is an internet suicide game where a grotesque female face gives instructions to use the messaging platform WhatsApp to communicate with a contact who encourages violence and ultimately suggests the user commit suicide. It’s back-and this time, Momo appears to be targeting an even younger audience. ![]()
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