MP govt acts against online game firm 'Free Fire' after teen ends life on losing Rs 40,000
3 years, 5 months ago

MP govt acts against online game firm 'Free Fire' after teen ends life on losing Rs 40,000

India TV News  

The Madhya Pradesh government has filed a police case against the developers of an online game after a 13-year-old boy killed himself in Chhatarpur district last week over monetary loss, state home minister Narottam Mishra said on Monday. The teen boy, a Class VI student who ended his life last Friday, had left behind a suicide note in which he stated that he was taking this extreme step after losing Rs 40,000 in an online game called 'Free Fire', police had said. The child who ended his life, in his suicide note, had sought forgiveness from his mother for withdrawing Rs 40,000 from her UPI account and losing it in 'Free Fire' sessions, police had said. Incidentally, a 12-year-old boy had ended his life in Dhana in Sagar district in January after his father took away his mobile phone over the former's addiction to the 'Free Fire' game.

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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