Mumbai: Online game addiction leads to stabbing
Pradeep Gupta | TNN | Feb 15, 2019, 03:21 IST
Picture for representational purpose onlyKALYAN: Addiction to the popular online game, PUBG, led to a man knifing his sister's fiance following a dispute in Kalyan (E) on February 7. Police registered an FIR on Wednesday after the family lodged a complaint.
Police said the accused was playing the game when his mobile's battery suddenly drained and he started searching for a charger, but found its wire cut. He suspected his sister of damaging the cord and accused her despite her strong denials. When her fiance too protested, Rajnish Rajbhar (27) took out a knife and injured Om Bavdnakar (32).
Police said Rajbhar first cut the wire of his sister's laptop. When Bavdnakar intervened and the two chided him for losing his composure over a game, Rajbhar stabbed the victim in the abdomen. The man got himself admitted to a private hospital in Kalyan and after getting discharged on Wednesday lodged a case with the Kolsewadi police. Senior inspector Sahurao Salve said they had booked Rajbhar for assault and a further probe was on.
Last month, an 11-year-old boy had moved Bombay high court seeking a ban on PUBG. Ahad Nizam, who filed the PIL through his mother, said the game promoted violence, aggression and cyberbullying.
Recently, in a case from Mumbai, a boy committed suicide after he was denied a phone on which he could play PUBG. The phone he demanded cost Rs 37,000 and when his family refused to buy one costing more than Rs 20,000, he allegedly committed suicide.
Police said the accused was playing the game when his mobile's battery suddenly drained and he started searching for a charger, but found its wire cut. He suspected his sister of damaging the cord and accused her despite her strong denials. When her fiance too protested, Rajnish Rajbhar (27) took out a knife and injured Om Bavdnakar (32).
Police said Rajbhar first cut the wire of his sister's laptop. When Bavdnakar intervened and the two chided him for losing his composure over a game, Rajbhar stabbed the victim in the abdomen. The man got himself admitted to a private hospital in Kalyan and after getting discharged on Wednesday lodged a case with the Kolsewadi police. Senior inspector Sahurao Salve said they had booked Rajbhar for assault and a further probe was on.
Last month, an 11-year-old boy had moved Bombay high court seeking a ban on PUBG. Ahad Nizam, who filed the PIL through his mother, said the game promoted violence, aggression and cyberbullying.
Recently, in a case from Mumbai, a boy committed suicide after he was denied a phone on which he could play PUBG. The phone he demanded cost Rs 37,000 and when his family refused to buy one costing more than Rs 20,000, he allegedly committed suicide.
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