<p>The deadly Blue Whale game claimed its second victim in Uttar Pradesh, when a 13-year old, a resident of the state capital, committed suicide at his home.<br /><br />According to the police, Aditya Vardhan Singh, who was studying in Class VIII at a private school, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his room on Thursday evening. He did not go to school on Thursday, saying he had a severe headache. <br /><br />Family members said Aditya had been playing the online game using his mother's mobile phone.<br /><br />"Aditya would go to the terrace every evening and play the game on the cell phone. He used to come back to his room after two to three hours," a family member said. The police said the phone would be sent to experts for examination to ascertain if it had the Blue Whale game on it.<br /><br />Officials said that they are investigating the matter. "Prima facie, it does appear that the boy was addicted to the online game," a police officer said on Friday.<br /><br />A few days ago, the game had claimed the life of a 12-year old child in the state's Hamirpur district.</p>
<p>The deadly Blue Whale game claimed its second victim in Uttar Pradesh, when a 13-year old, a resident of the state capital, committed suicide at his home.<br /><br />According to the police, Aditya Vardhan Singh, who was studying in Class VIII at a private school, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his room on Thursday evening. He did not go to school on Thursday, saying he had a severe headache. <br /><br />Family members said Aditya had been playing the online game using his mother's mobile phone.<br /><br />"Aditya would go to the terrace every evening and play the game on the cell phone. He used to come back to his room after two to three hours," a family member said. The police said the phone would be sent to experts for examination to ascertain if it had the Blue Whale game on it.<br /><br />Officials said that they are investigating the matter. "Prima facie, it does appear that the boy was addicted to the online game," a police officer said on Friday.<br /><br />A few days ago, the game had claimed the life of a 12-year old child in the state's Hamirpur district.</p>
