INDOSPORT.COM – PUBG Mobile has now been declared banned by the Indian government. However, as a result of the blockade, some teenagers from the country decided to commit suicide.
PUBG Mobile is the best-selling battle royale themed game in the world, including India. With the total number of downloads and active users reaching millions, this ban from the Indian Ministry of Information and Technology is a huge loss for Tencent.
Reported Indian Express, India is taking firm steps. they are known to have officially banned PUBG Mobile from being played in their government area. Not only that, 117 applications from China were officially banned by the Indian Ministry of Information and Technology on Wednesday (2/9/20).
The move taken by the Ministry of Information and Technology follows political tensions between India and China. As is known, the conflict between the two countries has heated up in recent times.
Many fans of the game have expressed disappointment and anger at the Indian government’s move. However, a tragic and extreme event occurred because of the blocking of PUBG Mobile.
A 21 year old man hanged himself because he could no longer play the game. Police in Nadia district, West Bengal, India announced it on Sunday (6/9/20)
A student named Pritam Halder was found hanging himself at his house. The reason Pritam committed suicide was because he couldn’t play PUBG Mobile anymore.
He ended his life on the morning of September 4. According to the mother, the son returned to his room after breakfast. When he called his son for lunch, Pritam didn’t answer.
When the mother checked her room, the door was locked from the inside. With the help of neighbors, the mother broke down the bedroom door. Unfortunately, Pritam was found dead.
“He’s used to playing the game at night. I think he killed himself because he couldn’t keep playing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, ”explained the mother, as reported by Gizmochina.
After talking to Pritam’s family, the police concluded the same thing. A similar case also occurred in a village in Anand District, Ahmedabad. A 16 year old teenager committed suicide after his father confiscated his cellphone.
The father is angry because his son is playing PUBG Mobile all day long. The police explained that the teenager drank insect poison on August 31. After being rushed to the hospital, doctors declared him dead the next day.
Apart from PUBG Mobile, other blocked applications in India include WeChat Work, WeChat, Sina News, Taobao, Youku, Alipay, CamCard, Baidu, Cut Cut, VooV, Tencent Weiyun, Rise of Kingdoms, Zakzak, etc.
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