The multi-player online gaming sensation, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds also known as PUBG grew popularity for its simple premise of dropping players onto an island to kill people. The game associates violence with fun as it makes hurting and killing people entertaining. PUBG has gained notoriety for being addictive on the young minds and making them develop a sedentary and unhealthy lifestyle.
One such incident took place in Vadodara on 29 November when a 20-year-old youth ran away from his house after a short feud with his mother regarding his excess addiction to the game. His irritated mother had scolded him for playing PUBG whole day and not focusing on his studies. This angered him which made him elope from his house at night while everyone was asleep.
His phone was found in the Vadodara-Jaipur train while he still missing.
