Maharashtra: Depressed after losing in PUBG, cop's son ends life

A 13-year-old son of a policeman allegedly committed suicide after losing a PUBG online mobile game in Maharashtra's Nagpur city, police said on Tuesday. Class 7 student was found hanging from a window bar with a 'dupatta' in his house in Narmada Colony on Monday, a police official said.

boy used to play games on mobile phone most of time, official said, adding that he was apparently depressed after losing a PUBG game. His far is a constable in Nagpur police force. A case of accidental death has been registered, official said. PlayerUnkwn's Battlegrounds (PUBG) is a multi-player survival combat game.

PUBG exposes children to a world of crime and negative thinking, former chairman of Indian Research Organisation G Madhavan Nair recently said, amid calls in some quarters to ensure that online games, particularly for kids, comply with best international standards, regulations and practices.  

(Im Credits: AP)