- A 15-year-old boy from Andra Pradesh allegedly committed suicide over PUBG.
- A cousin reportedly mocked the teenager for losing a match, which upset him.
- The boy was spending his summer vacation with family members.
A 15-year-old boy has committed suicide after a cousin mocked him for losing a PUBG/BGMI match. The incident took place in Machilipatnam, Andra Pradesh, on June 2nd. The deceased teenager was identified as Vutukuru Prabhu, who was 15 and studying in Class IX. The boy went to Machilipatnam for his summer vacation with his father and family members.
The child’s father and mother had been divorced a few years ago. Prabhu was living with his mother in Vijayawada, Andra Pradesh. Here’s what went down.
15-year-old commits suicide over PUBG loss
V Narayana, Chilakalapudi Circle Inspector, said that Prabhu and his cousins were playing Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG)/Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), a multi-player survival game on the night of June 1st and Prabhu lost the match. The family members mocked Prabhu for losing, and his father forbade him from playing BGMI/PUBG continuously for hours. Prabhu got upset because the cousins made fun of him in front of others.
Police Inspector Narayana said,(via) “After dinner, he slept alone in a room and committed suicide by hanging. Family members said the boy used to play games on the mobile phone most of the time and was depressed after making fun of him for losing the game. When his father knocked on the door on Sunday morning, he did not open. The family members broke open the door only to see the boy hanging from the fan.”
However, Prabhu’s mother has raised doubts over the teenager’s death and raised a case of suspicious death under section 174 of the CrPC. “Based on her complaint, a case of suspicious death under Section 174 of the CrPC was registered,” said the police.
