2 Kerala Families Claim Blue Whale Deaths, Carved Initials On Bodies

A police team visited the home of a Kerala teen this morning after his family alleged that he killed himself because of the online Blue Whale game which challenges its players to commit suicide. Manoj C Manu, 16, hung himself at his house in Vilapilasala near the state capital of Thiruvananthapuram on July 26. His mother told a Malayalam TV channel that her son mentioned playing the game in November, after which he began hurting himself - injuries included cutting himself with a piece of broken glass and carving the initials "ABI" into his arm, using a compass. It's not clear what the initials stood for.