A young man in India attacked his father and slashed his neck with a knife when he was told not to play PUBG, a Chinese gaming app that has been banned by the Centre.
As per reports, the father was severely injured in the incident and later, the son, identified as Amir, also stabbed himself with the knife. Both father and son have been admitted to the Meerut Medical College.
The son attacked his father, Irfan, after he asked him not to spend long hours at gaming. Distressed with his father’s directions, Amir picked up a knife and slashed his father’s neck. Later, he cut his own neck. The youth is in critical condition.
The incident took place on Thursday in Jamnanagar in Kharkhoda town of the district but was not reported to the police instantly.
The family of the youth said he was addicted to drugs and was undergoing treatment, revealed Inspector Arvind Mohan Sharma.
