Blue Whale game entered Uzbekistan two months ago – Interior Ministry

The ministry said that Uzbek citizens started to play Blue Whale suicide game about two months ago. Law enforcement bodies started active preventive works among under-ages.

Uzbek ministry said that representatives administrations, self-governing bodies, prosecutor offices, education ministers and others were attracted to this work.

Several young people from Uzbekistan posted hashtags of the game and suicidal posts at Instagram, Uzbek ministry said.

The ministry said that the law enforcement bodies reacted quickly and teenagers, who were playing this game, were revealed.

Representatives of law enforcement bodies held meetings with the parents to inform them about threat of the game.

The teenagers, who are members of the death groups, were taken under supervision with attraction of professional psychologists.

Uzbek ministry called parents to be careful and supervise actions of their children.