momo challenge

Peer pressure, FOMO tempts teens to risk life and limb for social clout and cool badges

The government has issued an advisory against the momo challenge – an online game similar to the infamous Blue Whale episode – that pushes children, teenagers, and relatively younger people towards suicide.

Popular cartoon Peppa Pig has become the target for them. Recent reports have now emerged that popular kid's cartoon show Peppa Pig has been showing the momo challenge character pop in the middle of the video, asking them to commit dangerous acts and probably hurt themselves.

Tragic deaths of three sisters in Ghaziabad, allegedly linked to a 50-task online Korean game, have reignited fears about digital challenges. Past incidents like the Blue Whale and momo challenges, alongside concerns over PUBG's influence, underscore the growing need for online safety and parental supervision for young users navigating the digital world.

New Delhi, Aug 30 () The IT Ministry has issued an advisory against the deadly 'momo challenge', asking parents and guardians to protect children from the game which lures players into a series of violent acts, ending with a suicide dare.

A 22-year-old youth was admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital on Monday after he slashed his right hand with a sickle.

To combat the lingering threat, several state police authorities in India have issued warnings over the disturbing game.

CID officers investigating the momo challenge said invites that are being sent across the state are locally generated and being sent to spread panic.

The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) on Saturday evicted 300 street vendors from the footpaths of GS Road for allegedly occupying the space without any authorisation. The hawkers had been demanding that the civic body provide them designated vending zones but last week Urban Affairs Minister Ashok Singhal said there is no land to create specific vending zones inside the densely populated city. Kamal Kalita, who used to run a small momo stall near the SBI headquarters and was among the several street vendors who have lost their makeshift shops, said, “I had been unemployed for quite a long time recently my aunt lent me some money to open the shop and I had hoped to earn a living but now I am back to square one.” Kamal said he had moved from his hometown in Nalbari to Guwahati in the hope of bagging some job but even that did not work out. Debajit Senapati, General Secretary of the Assam Street Vendors Association, said the GMC took the step without any planning. “On one hand several of them were recently given vendor identity cards but on the other hand they were evicted,” Senapati said. “Vend

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Days after a college student from Jalpaiguri went to cops to report an invite to the deadly Momo game, cops in West Midnapore’s Daspur went to the home of a Class-X student, who had installed the game in his phone and counselled him on the perils of attempting to play the game.

Several new complaints of WhatsApp users receiving momo challenge invites were lodged across Bengal on Wednesday, prompting the police to issue a warning, saying these might be traps set by local gangs to access personal details to commit cyber crimes. On Wednesday, invites were received by people in Haridevpur in Kolkata and Bagnan and Deulti in Howrah, and they were threatened with dire consequences if they refused to play.

The Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced that the government is promoting 50 tourist destinations across the country. Odisha, a state in eastern India, is one of these destinations. The state is hoping to reap rewards from this promotion. One of the benefits of this promotion is that the state will be able to develop more airports. Odisha currently has five airports. The state is requesting that one of these airports be developed as a major international airport. Another benefit of this promotion is that the state will be able to promote its rich heritage culture and diversity. There are many tourist destinations in Odisha that offer a variety of cultural experiences. Finally, the finance minister announced that the government is planning to set up an agriculture accelerator fund. This fund will provide a major boost to the rural economy by encouraging startups. This will help to bring millet products from farm to plate.

An unfortunate incident took place in Bihar, resulting in the loss of a young man's life over a bet involving momos. Vipin Kumar Paswan, lost his life engaging in a bet to see who could consume the highest number of momos, with the wager set at Rs 1,000.