Indore: Minor Boy Kills Class 5 Girl For Beating Him At Online Game

An 11-year-old boy from Indore allegedly killed a 10-year-old girl because she would repeatedly beat him at an online game.  He reportedly crushed her head with a stone in a field. The incident took place in Lasudia, Indore on September 8. The two neighbours had been playing the online video game since the beginning of the lockdown. The boy was reportedly furious with the girl as she always used to beat him at these games.

What You Should Know

• An 11-year-old boy killed a class 5 girl because she would repeatedly beat him at an online game.
• The minor boy reportedly crushed her head with a stone and she died on spot.
• He locked himself in his bathroom after committing the alleged crime.

According to the report, the girl died on the spot. After killing her, the boy locked himself in his bathroom the Times of India reported. The police found the body of the minor girl in a nearby field where the boy reportedly took her. 

According to the report, police went to find the boy who locked himself in his bathroom. The boy admitted to killing the minor girl. 

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In July 2020, as per an IndiaTV report, a 22-year-old man addicted to the multi-player combat game allegedly died of suicide at his home in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district. The same report sites another boy aged 14, ending his life after a nightlong PUBG session in Kota, Rajasthan in May.

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In another incident, a minor 16-year-old boy was arrested for posting child sexual abuse content on the internet. Upon investigation, it was revealed that the phone in which the boy viewed the sexual content belonged to his father reported The New Indian Express.

Social media addiction is not limited to young kids, it affects adults too. Sometime back a wife reportedly sought divorce when her husband stopped her from playing PUBG. According to reports, the woman contacted 181 Abhayam helpline to ask for help to get a divorce. She revealed that things aren’t working with her husband. She wanted to live away from her husband because she wanted to play with her gaming partner at her leisure. Read more this here.

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Sagrika Giri is an intern with SheThePeople.TV