Blue Whale game victim: I wanted stop, but couldn’t

Ex-user recounts experience

Karaikal, Sept. 6: The 22year-old who was rescued while playing the dreaded Blue Whale game in this district, recounted his horrific experience on Wednesday and appealed to the youths not to try the game on any account.

Alexander of Neravy in the district, who was rescued on Tuesday by the police told reporters here that he chose to meet the media to explain the dangers involved in the game and to dissuade others from playing it. He revealed that he received the link to play the game on a

Whats App group formed by his colleagues, two weeks back and started playing the game when he had come to Neravy on leave.

“It is not an app or a game to be downloaded.. It is just a link customised for individuals playing the game by the blue whale admin,” he said, adding after starting to play the game, he did not go to Chennai to join duty. “The tasks given by the admin are to be completed only after 2 am everyday. First few days went into posting personal details and photographs, which were collected by the blue whale admin,” he It is a virtual death trap... You will go through an agonising experience... Even those who seek adventures, will be mentally affected — Blue whale

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added. A few days back, Alexander was asked to visit a nearby graveyard at midnight and take a selfie and post it online.

“I went to the Akkaraivattam graveyard around midnight, took a selfie and posted it.. Everyday, I had to watch horror movies alone, as the idea was to make victims shun fear,” he said.

“I avoided talking to people at home and remained confined to my room... It was mentally taxing... Though I wanted to get out of the game, I could not do so,” he said.

Fortunately, his brother Ajith, who noticed behavioural changes in him informed the police, who visited his residence at 4 am on Tuesday and rescued Alexander as he was about to draw the image of a fish with a knife on his arm.