Blue whale 'victim' in Hubballi

Probably in the first of its kind incident in the state related to the Blue Whale Challenge, a Kendriya Vidyalaya student injured herself while playing the game.

On Thursday, a Class VI girl (Jijabai) told her school friends that she cut her finger while playing the game. Her friends, in turn, informed the same to teachers.

A teacher confirmed that the girl admitted to have been cut her finger while playing the game at home.

“She said she was playing the game after downloading it on her father’s smartphone,” the teacher said.

Downplay issue

“We did not want to blow up this issue in front of her and hence only asked her to uninstal the game immediately after returning home,” he said.

Meanwhile, a woman teacher counselled the girl and convinced her not to play the game again.

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