PUBG addiction: 15-yr-old boy kills elder brother for asking not to play violent mobile game

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July 1, 2019

Newsroom, Jul 1: A 15-year-old boy has allegedly killed his elder brother just for scolding for playing too much of the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) mobile game. The incident took place at Bhiwandi in Thane district of Maharashtra.

The boy was enraged when his elder brother Mohammad Shaikh (19), just asked him to stop playing the multi-player battle royale game in the morning, senior police inspector Mamata D'Souza said. 

He reportedly banged the head of Shaikh against the wall and stabbed him repeatedly with scissors, the officer added. The victim was rushed to the nearby government hospital where he was declared brought dead.

A case has been registered under section 302 (Punishment for murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

This is not the first case of PUBG Mobile game addiction going extreme in India. A minor boy, earlier in the year, stole a large amount of money from his father's bank account.

A 10th-grade boy from Jalandhar, Punjab, had become so much addicted to the battle royale game, that he stole his father's debit card in the night and sent Rs 50,000 to his friend's Paytm account and deleted the OTPs in the mobile so that the father wouldn't about the illegal transaction.

In the morning, the father apparently got to know that Rs 50,000 has been debited from his account and lodges a police complaint. Investigation revealed that the culprit son bought gaming controller-pad and make an in-app purchase on PUBG Mobile.

There are several Public Interest Litigations (PIL) in high courts across India requesting a ban of PUBG Mobile, as it was distracting students from studies. It can be noted that Gujarat and some states in India temporarily banned the battle royale game ahead of annual academic exams in March and April.

In Bengaluru, several teenagers have been admitted to Services for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) clinic in the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) for rehab on PUBG Mobile addiction.

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June 17,2020

Remember social media memes of Chinese companies exporting #BoycottChina hats and t-shirts to India? This time India’s sensational and saffronite TV anchor Arnab Goswami vindicated those memes by hosting an anti-China debate show which was sponsored by Chinese companies!

While the last night's debate was all about boycotting Chinese products in the wake of massacre of over 20 Indian soldiers by their Chinese counterparts in eastern Ladakh, the show was brazenly promoting Chinese products through advertisement placements. 

During the debate, amongst the flashy headlines, there were two brand sponsorships that appeared: VIVO and Xiaomi. Both companies are giant Chinese multinational corporations. 

Twitter user Nirmala Tai, who was among those who spotted this irony, highlighted two instances during the debate where the logo of one of the brands popped up, and one where Xiaomi was found promoting the Mi 10. 

Many Twitterati used Goswami’s some of the favourite words such as ‘hypocrite’ and ‘anti-national’ to target him. They hit out at his channel for accepting sponsorship deals from Chinese brands at a time when anti-China sentiment is strong in the country.

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May 27,2020

Kalaburgi, May 27: Karnataka's Kalaburgi district recorded a maximum temperature of 44 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, as per information provided by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

In light of the increasing mercury levels, people here were seen consuming sugarcane juice and cold drinks to beat the heat. Animals and birds could also be seen searching for water for relief from the scorching sun.

Locals of the area requested the district administration to take necessary actions such as spraying water on roads, in order to bring down the temperatures.

"We are facing huge heat waves in this district from the past two days, and even the temperature is around 44 to 45 degrees on a daily basis. So, it is a very alarming situation in Kalaburgi. When we move around the city, we are unable to find water and fresh fruit juice, and even if fresh juice is available, we are afraid of getting infected by COVID-19," said one local.

"If we carry cold water, it gets warm within half an hour, and gets unfit for drinking, and it is tough for us. I request the district administration to look into this matter and do the needful such as spraying water on the roads, etc. for slightest relief," he added.

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March 10,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 10: A 75-year-old man who arrived in Kalaburagi from Saudi Arabia on February 29 has been admitted to the isolation ward at Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) after he showed symptoms of coronavirus. 

His throat swab has been sent to the laboratory of Bengaluru’s Victoria Hospital. The district Health and Family Welfare Department is waiting for the report. 

The aged man who arrived from Saudi Arabia on February 28, was admitted to a private hospital on March 5 following fever and cough. As he showed the symptoms similar to coronavirus, the health of his family members has also been examined by the doctors and a close watch on them is being kept.

Recently, first confirmed positive case was reported from Whitefield in Bengaluru. The state government had also declared holiday for all primary schools in Bengaluru.

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