For The Love Of Gaming - 12-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Commits Suicide After Parents Scold Him For Playing PUBG

In an incident which shows how addictive online video gaming is for teenagers, a boy in Patiala, Punjab has allegedly committed suicide being scolded by parents playing too much PUBG. He allegedly killed himself by jumping into Bhakra canal, which is almost 500 metres from where he lived, as per a report in Mumbai Mirror.

He hailed from Bharat Nagar colony and was a in a private school. Police recovered his body from the Bhakra canal near Shutrana on Nabha-Patiala road.

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Model town police station in-charge Ronnie Singh said that he was chided by his family members for playing PUBG for several hours in a day. His father told the police that since the imposition of the lockdown, he used to stay engrossed the online video game. On April 20, he got filled with rage after getting rebuked and left home at around 1:30. However, his family members found him and brought him back.

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On the same day, he again left his house in the evening. The family members lodged a missing complaint with Model Town Police after they failed to trace him. The police immediately swung into action and began scanning footage from CCTV cameras installed in the area. A recording showed the boy marching towards the Bhakra canal. The investigating officials called a team of divers but they were unable to find the boy, according to a report of the Hindustan Times.

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On Sunday, the police were informed that a child¡¯s body had been recovered from the canal near Shutrana. Police officials and the now-deceased boy¡¯s family members rushed to the spot and ascertained the identity of the body. Based on the statements of the deceased boy¡¯s family members, the police have initiated inquest proceedings under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).