Teenager dies after playing PUBG game on cellphone for 6 hours
Neemuch (MP): A 16-year-old boy died of cardiac arrest allegedly while playing PUBG battle game on his mobile phone for six hours at a stretch here in Madhya Pradesh, his father said Friday.
The deceased was identified as Furkan Qureshi, a Class 12 student.
The incident took place on May 28 when Furkan Qureshi and his family, settled at Nasirabad in Rajasthan, had come to Neemuch to attend a marriage, the teenager's father, Haroon Rasheed Qureshi, said.
Police said they have not been informed about the boy's death by his family and hence not launching a probe as of now.
Before Furkan Qureshi became unresponsive Monday while playing the online game, Player Unknown's Battleground (PUBG), on his smartphone, he `shouted blast it, blast it', his father told PTI.
"He was a very active lad. My son was so engrossed in PUBG game that he played it from Sunday evening to early hours of Monday.
"He slept for a few hours and after getting up had his breakfast and then played the game for six hours at a stretch," Haroon Qureshi said.
"Furkan shouted `blast it, blast it' after his character in the game lost a battle," he said. The teenager was rushed to a hospital after he became unresponsive while playing the game, but could not be resuscitated.
"I examined him at my nursing home. He was unresponsive. His heart beat had stopped. I tried my best but he was brought dead," cardiologist Ashok Jain said.
Another city-based cardiologist Vipul Garg said children nowadays get so much mentally involved in playing battle games on mobile phones that their emotions run high due to thrill and excitement, and they often fall prey to heart failure.
Children should be kept away from such mobile games, Garg said.
Kotwali police station inspector Ajay Sarwan said they had not been informed that the boys death has taken place due to a mobile phone game.
"So we are not probing it," he added. The popular smartphone game has been blamed for adversely affecting studies, overall behaviour, conduct and language of children.
The game has been banned by the police in some cities of Gujarat on ground that it leads to violent behaviour among children and youth.
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345 Indian fishermen stranded in Iran return home via Armenia
New Delhi (PTI): A group of 345 Indian fishermen, who were stranded in Iran amid escalating regional tensions, returned to India via Armenia on Saturday, officials said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan for assistance in return of the Indian nationals.
The Indian nationals arrived in Chennai this evening, the officials cited above said.
The circumstances that led to them being stranded in Iran were not immediately known.
"Thank FM @AraratMirzoyan and the Government of Armenia for facilitating the evacuation of Indian fishermen today from Iran, through Armenia to India," Jaishankar said on social media.
Over 1,500 Indian nationals have left Iran through land border crossings in Armenia and Azerbaijan since the start of the West Asia conflict over a month ago.
"A group of Indian fishermen, stranded in Iran, are returning home via Armenia today; their flight is expected to reach India this evening," a government statement said.
It said the Ministry of External Affairs continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the West Asian region, with the safety, security and welfare of the Indian community being accorded the highest priority.
It also made a mention of five Indians being injured in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
According to Abu Dhabi authorities, the Indian nationals were among the 12 people injured by debris from an intercepted missile.
"In an attack in Abu Dhabi, five Indian nationals were injured; four have been discharged, one remains under treatment," the Indian government's statement said.
It said the Indian mission in Abu Dhabi is extending "full" assistance and coordinating with local authorities, adding that their flight is expected to reach India this evening.
