In a shocking incident, a 13-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide after losing in a <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/topic/pubg-all" target="_blank">PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds</a> (PUBG) game. The incident was reported from Nagpur city&rsquo;s Narmada colony.
According to police, the deceased, a class 7 student, was found hanging from the window with a dupatta in his house on Monday, reports <a href="https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/shocking-class-7-student-ends-life-was-depressed-after-losing-in-pubg/articleshow/77083010.cms" target="_blank">Mumbai Mirror</a>.
Police said that the boy, son of a police constable, used to play games on the mobile phone most of the time and was allegedly depressed after losing the multi-player survival combat game. A case of accidental death has been registered.
In June, a 22-year-old man, who was addicted to PUBG, had allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district. His family had said that he ended his life due to <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/articles/22-year-old-hangs-self-in-yavatmal-kin-blames-pubg-addiction/22862206" target="_blank">PUBG addiction</a>.
PUBG has remained a popular game during the coronavirus pandemic and has seen major revenue growth during the lockdown. A 17-year-old teen from Punjab spent a whopping Rs 16 lakh from his parents&rsquo; bank accounts for making <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/articles/teen-spends-rs-16-lakh-from-parents-accounts-on-pubg-in-app-purchases/22877205" target="_blank">app-in purchases and upgradation</a> on this highly addictive game.
In December last year, a 20-year-old youth who was engrossed in playing PUBG died after he <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/articles/20-year-old-engrossed-in-pubg-drinks-chemical-instead-of-water-dies/22248188" target="_blank">consumed chemical</a> instead of water while travelling on a train. The deceased was travelling with his friend, who dealt in ornaments and had a chemical in his bag which is used to polish jewellery.
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