Popular online video game Player Unknown's Battleground (PUBG) is once again in the news for the wrong reasons obviously. In yet another tragic incident, a 25-year-old man killed his father and chopped off his head and legs.
The incident took place in Belagavi district of Karnataka.?
Raghuveer Kumbar, the murderer, regularly fought with his father over his PUBG addiction. His 65-year-old father, Shankrappa Kambar was a retired policeman and he often used to tell his son to not play PUBG all the time and this what led to quarrels between the two.?
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On Sunday night, there was another heated argument between father and the son and in a fit of anger, Raghuveer, killed his father and cut off his head and legs around midnight so that he could play the game 'in peace¡¯.?
The accused has been arrested and the police are questioning him.
In another tragic incident, a 15-year-old allegedly killed his elder brother after he was scolded by him over playing PUBG game on his mobile in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra¡¯s Thane district. The boy got enraged after his brother Mohammad Shaikh, 19, asked him not to play the game on his mobile, as reported by PTI.?
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Another 19-year-old boy,?in Hyderabad suffered a brain stroke after playing PUBG for hours at a stretch. The dangers of playing the game are well-known and there have been countless incidents in which individuals have died from playing PUBG.