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The Maharashtra government will coordinate with the Centre to take action against an online game allegedly linked to the suicide of a 14-year-old boy last
week, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the Assembly on Tuesday. The issue was raised in the House by senior NCP legislator and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar who said the incident was an "alarm bell for us".

In his reply, Fadnavis, who also holds Home portfolio, said, "It is an online game and can be controlled. We will set up an inquiry into the tragic suicide incident of a student due to 'Blue Whale' game. The state government will further coordinate with the Centre to take action and remedies". In the incident occurred on Saturday, the teenager, a class IX student, jumped off the fifth floor of the building in suburban Andheri. Police are probing if the incident is
linked to 'Blue Whale' suicide challenge as his friends were discussing the online game.