Addicted to PUBG, 16-year-old boy dies after skipping food and water to play game

In a bizarre incident that took place on August 10, a 16-year-old boy reportedly died after playing PUBG mobile game for days without eating or drinking anything. incident took place in Eluru Town in Andhra Pradesh, where boy was rushed to hospital in extremely critical condition after his parents discovered him unconscious in his bedroom. According to reports, boy was addicted to playing PUBG and due to coronavirus lockdown amount of time he spent with his phone increased rapidly. 

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boy reportedly fell sick due to dehydration as he had stopped eating and drinking. As per doctors of private hospital, where boy was being treated, teenr died while he was undergoing treatment for extreme diarrhoea. This is t first case where a person's death has been connected to controversial game. Last month, a 13-year-old son of a policeman allegedly committed suicide after losing in PUBG. boy, a student of Class 7 and was found hanging from a window bar at his house in Maharashtra's Nagpur city. 

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PUBG addiction: Similar incidents in past

In January, a 25-year-old man from Pune, Maharashtra reportedly died after he suffered from a brain stroke while playing game. Many players, particularly in ir teens, on several occasions, have used ir parents' money without ir consent to spend on buying accessories in game. In June this year, a boy from Punjab spent lakhs of Rupees from his parents' bank account for buying various accessories for his game character. government is reportedly contemplating a ban on game because of its Chinese origin, but a decision on it is yet to be taken. 

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