Eight more arrested in Gujarat for playing PUBG video game on phones
5 years, 9 months ago

Eight more arrested in Gujarat for playing PUBG video game on phones

India TV News  

Eight more people, including seven college students, were arrested in Gujarat Friday for playing PUBG video game on their mobile phones despite a ban on it, police said. All the eight arrested persons were booked under Indian Penal Code section 188 and later granted bail at the police stations concerned, the police said. One of them, a 20-year-old man, was arrested from Rakhial area here for allegedly playing PUBG game on his mobile phone, said an official of the Rakhial police station. Between March 12 and 13, the Rajkot city police had arrested 10 persons, including six college students, for playing PUBG game in violation of the ban.

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Live Law  

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Firstpost  

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Banning PUBG and arresting people is an ineffective solution to the core problem

Firstpost  

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5 years, 9 months ago

10 arrested for playing PUBG: These are the cities in India where the game is banned

Firstpost  

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Gujarat: 10 arrested for playing PUBG game on mobile phones
5 years, 9 months ago

Gujarat: 10 arrested for playing PUBG game on mobile phones

ABP News  

AHMEDABAD: Ten people were arrested in the last two days for allegedly playing the PUBG game on their mobile phones in Gujarat's Rajkot despite the police banning it, PTI reported on Thursday. "On Tuesday, our teams arrested six college students playing PUBG game on their mobile phones on Kalavad Road and in Jagannath Chowk area," PTI quoted Rajkot taluka police …

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5 years, 9 months ago

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Firstpost  

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