PUBG Mobile banned in several Indian cities

chimera201

Wise Old Owl
PUBG Mobile banned in several Indian cities • Eurogamer.net

As reported by several Indian news outlets, the ban is apparently being enforced under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code, which means those who disobey the order and are found to cause "obstruction, annoyance or injury" could (in theory) face a prison term of up to a month, along with a small fine. The International Business Times suggests citizens will likely only be detained if they refuse to cooperate - but still, a little scary.

Some sites are also reporting the total number of cities banning PUBG Mobile has risen to four, with districts such as Bhavnagar and Gir Somnath now involved. The Times of India states any citizen can report someone for playing the game, although according to the notification, police and educational institutions are exempt. Research purposes, huh.

Calls for PUBG Mobile bans in India have been ramping up for some time. The state of Gujarat, where the cities are currently enforcing bans, previously banned PUBG Mobile in primary schools (via IBT). Last month a Goa minister called for restrictions and described the game as a "demon in every house". An 11-year old who wrote to government ministers and the Bombay High Court seeking for the game to be banned received significant attention on Indian social media. And, indeed, even a cursory glance at the media coverage reveals game addiction is considered a huge problem in the country. Whether this concern is well-founded is another matter.
 

Cyberghost

Federal Agent Area 51
Staff member
Instead of banning the data collection for relevant ads and Chi Com spying they arrested a bunch of poor college kids and a job seeker for playing PUBG :facepalm:

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chimera201

chimera201

Wise Old Owl
PUBG Mobile Ban: Rajkot Police Arrests 6 More For Playing The Battle Royale Game During a Ban

Yesterday, we heard that at least 10 people have been arrested for violating the ban in the city. Now, Rajkot city police arrested six more persons, all undergraduates in the age group of 18 years to 22 years, for playing the popular online game.

kya hoga yeh desh ka.
 

icebags

Technomancer
may be there are not enough criminals in country to catch, thats why they came up with the idea of getting pubg players to fill the jails. freedom is a joke with this govt.
 

TheSloth

The Slowest One
It they do that, it wouldn't be as exciting as it is now and nothing will be covered in media like now. They need more attention
 

billubakra

Conversation Architect
PUBG ban: Tencent India talks to police to withdraw ban as eight more get arrested for playing PUBG in Gujarat | Tech News

PUBG Mobile Arrests: Tencent India Trying to Find a 'Reasonable Solution'

Man they should first ban people like these

 

Flash

Lost in speed
"Nagesh Gore (24) and Swapnil Annapurne (22) were playing PUBG near the railway tracks. They were run over by the Hyderabad-Ajmer train. Their bodies were found late at night by people living in the vicinity," police official said.

Train runs over two PUBG players as calls for ban on the game grows louder
 
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chimera201

chimera201

Wise Old Owl
"Nagesh Gore (24) and Swapnil Annapurne (22) were playing PUBG near the railway tracks. They were run over by the Hyderabad-Ajmer train. Their bodies were found late at night by people living in the vicinity," police official said.

Train runs over two PUBG players as calls for ban on the game grows louder

But were they really playing PUBG or is it just clickbait?
 
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