Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday said law enforcement agencies are investigating to find the reason about a “media report that a child has killed his mother based on PUBG that he has been playing”. In a written replies to the Rajya Sabha, he also said there are reports and grievances of banned apps appearing in new avatars using similar-sounding names have been forwarded to the home ministry for examination.
The Minister of State for Electronics and IT also told the Rajya Sabha that gaming app PUBG was banned by MeitY in 2020 and is not available in the country.
He was responding to a query on whether crimes are being committed on influence of PUBG.
“There was a media report that a child has killed his mother based on PUBG that he has been playing. This is a matter of investigation by LEAs (Law Enforcement Agencies) to find the reason. But, the PUBG gaming app…
