CUTTACK: A 22-year-old youth was admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital on Monday after he slashed his right hand with a sickle.The family of the youth alleged that he had harmed himself as part of the online game ' Momo Challenge '.The victim was identified as Sunil Das , a native of Bayalish Mouza on the outskirts of Cuttack . Sunil, who works in a private company here, was found by his parents in a pool of blood in his bedroom at 5 am.They rushed him to SCB, where he was operated upon.He is stable now, said a doctor."The tendons in Sunil's right hand have been damaged. A surgery was conducted and the tendons repaired," said B N Moharana, emergency officer of SCB. "His family told us he tried to kill himself for some online game. A team of psychiatrists will examine him later," Moharana added.The youth's father Basudev Das said Sunil had been depressed since last week. "He was always immersed in his phone. I went through his phone and found some strange photos and messages about the Momo Challenge," said Das, an auto driver Police have denied any link between the youth and the online game."We checked his phone and found no application related to the Momo Challenge," said inspector in charge of Cuttack Sadar police station, S B Jena.

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