Mobile battle royale games are heavily scrutinized in India
under the pretext of being addictive and harming the young generation. Some
influential personalities have urged the government to ban such games on
several occasions and this time, Additional District Judge Naresh Kumar Laka
has written a letter to PM Modi, urging him to ban BGMI and Free Fire in the
country. Free Fire and Battlegrounds Mobile India are currently the
top-grossing mobile games in India with millions of daily active players. These
games have been under the scanner multiple times and BGMI was the product of a
ban imposed on PUBG Mobile.
Last week, a MP in Nepal urged the government to ban online
games like PUBG Mobile and Garena Free Fire in the country. A new report
suggests that now ADJ Naresh Kumar Laka has written to Prime Minister Narendra
Modi to ban games like “PUBG India” (BGMI) and Garena Free Fire in India. Laka
said that these battle royale games cause adverse impact on children. In an
official statement, Laka stated, “the citizens of the country appreciated your
action in banning the notorious game PUBG Mobile which caused devastating
adverse effect on the development of children. But recently two similar games,
namely Garena Free Fire and PUBG India (Battlegrounds Mobile India), are also
causing adverse impact on the children like the previous PUBG.” Laka further highlighted that children spend
long hours playing such games, which disturbs their normal life and affects their
family and social behaviour. He also suggested that a law should be framed to
restrict exposure of children to such games.
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