NCPCR Asks IT Ministry How PUBG Still Available In India

NCPCR Asks IT Ministry How PUBG Still Available In India

SUMMARY

The NCPCR wrote a letter to the IT Ministry seeking an explanation in 10 days as to how PUBG is available in India after getting banned

The NCPCR has also approached the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to share the status of PUBG and other Chinese games that were banned in India

The NCPCR asked IOA if it also considers PUBG as an e-sport similar to Olympic Council of Asia

The National Commission of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has asked the IT Ministry as to how the Chinese app, PUBG, is still available to children in the country despite getting banned in 2020. 

According to an Indian Express report, the NCPCR wrote a letter to the IT Ministry seeking an explanation in 10 days as to how PUBG is available in India after getting banned. The explanation has been sought when a 16-years old boy killed his mother for stopping him from playing PUBG. 

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