In UP, 2 Children Leave Home After Watching YouTube Secret House Challenge
Two children in Uttar Pradesh, India, went missing after attempting to replicate a 'Secret House' challenge they watched on YouTube. Local police successfully located and returned the children to their families within two hours.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the influence of viral social media trends on children and the potential safety risks associated with unsupervised online content consumption.
Two children, aged 11 and 7, left their home in Hastinapur, Meerut, after watching a 'Secret House' game video on YouTube. Inspired by it, they set up a base in a secluded spot near a farmhouse to undertake a '24-hour challenge', police said on Monday.Police and the 'Mission Shakti' team safely recovered both children within about two hours and handed them over to their families.Circle Officer (Mawana) Pankaj Lavania said that the two children, residents of the B-Block colony in Hastinapur, had suddenly gone missing from home on…
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