Gruesome Murder! PUBG-Addict Son Slits Father's Throat, Chops Hands And Legs For Not Allowing To Play

Police booked Raghuveer, an unemployed diploma holder in electrical engineering, under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the alleged murder and a local court remanded him in 14-judicial custody for investigation.

In a horrific incident, a 21-year-old youth allegedly beheaded his father for not allowing him to play the popular game Players Unknown Battleground, ubiquitously known by its acronym PUBG.

New Delhi: In a horrific incident, a 21-year-old youth allegedly beheaded his father for not allowing him to play the popular game Players Unknown Battleground, ubiquitously known by its acronym PUBG. The incident has been reported from Karnataka's Belagavi. As per the reports, the father of the accused refused to give money to re-charge his mobile phone to play the online game, police said on Monday. In the fit of rage, the young man slitted his father's throat and chopped his legs and arms. Police booked Raghuveer, an unemployed diploma holder in electrical engineering, under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the alleged murder and a local court remanded him in 14-judicial custody for investigation. "The gruesome murder took place earlier in the day when accused K. Raghuveer attacked his father K. Shankarappa, 62, with a kitchen knife, slitting his throat, chopping his hands and legs in a fit of rage at home for allegedly refusing him money to recharge his mobile phone for playing PUBG, to which was addicted," Belagavi city police commissioner B.S. Lokesk Kumar was quoted by IANS as saying. Belagavi is about 500km northwest of the southern state's capital Bengaluru. The victim (Shankarappa) was a retired Assistant Reserved Sub Inspector and a resident of Katti suburb in the city's outskirts. The accused was his only progeny. According to the first information report (FIR), the accused pushed his mother out of the room after a heated argument with the father, who confiscated the mobile and refused to pay him to recharge it. "Raghuveer bolted the room and brutally assaulted Shankarappa with the long knife, used for de-husking coconuts. Neighbours rushed to the house when they heard his mother crying and screaming over the gory incident," recalled Kumar. On alerting, the police went to the house and arrested the accused. "A bleeding Shankarappa was rushed to the state-run hospital to save his life but doctors on duty declared him brought dead," said Kumar. "We are searching for the weapon used in the crime as it was not found in the room or house after the incident," added Kumar. PUBG is a popular online multi-player battle royale game, developed by PUBG Corporation, a subsidiary of South Korean video game firm Bluehole./Eom/325 words. (With inputs from IANS)