Mumbai: The online game PUBG has gained massive popularity in the country, but in a shocking incident an 18-year-old allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself after he had an argument with his family members over buying a new mobile phone for playing PUBG game.
The teenager, who was a resident of Kurla’s Nehru Nagar area of Mumbai, took the extreme step when he demanded that he wanted a high-end smartphone costing around Rs. 37,000 to play the online game.
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However, the youth’s family refused to pay heed to his demand and argued that he will not be given a mobile phone, not more than Rs 20,000, police said.
Feeling distraught, the teenager then took a rope and allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan in the kitchen of his residence.
A case of accidental death has been registered by the police and further investigation in the matter is underway.
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PUBG or ‘PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ is an online multiplayer game where about 100 players fight it out in free for all combat where the sole survivor emerges victorious.
Recently, an 11-year-old student filed a plea through hi smother requesting the Bombay High Court to ban PUBG as it “promotes violence, aggression and cyber-bullying”.
There have been calls to ban the game as it is “addictive” and has been linked to poor results of students in exams.