Ashok Maluna was a resident of Palanpur. ^[1]

On August 31, 2017, Maluna committed suicide by jumping off a bridge into the Sabarmati river shortly after posting a video on Facebook in which he stated the step was him completing the Blue Whale (game). ^{[8] [7]}

He also stated that he stole Rs 40,000 from home.

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