MP govt orders FIR against online game firm after boy dies by suicide

Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra informed on Monday that the state government has filed a police case against developers of online game Free Fire after a 13-year-old boy, who lost ₹40,000 in the game, died by suicide in Chhatarpur district.

“A sad incident took place over the Free Fire Game in Chhatarpur. An FIR has been registered against the company which created this game. Superintendents of Police across the state have been directed to initiate action against developers of such addictive games as these are disorientating the younger generation and playing with their lives. We have sought advice from the legal department to initiate legal action against such companies,” Mishra told reporters.

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