It’s not the first time we’ve heard about police taking action over PUBG, as Chinese authorities arrested many cheat makers starting last year – but this is the first we’ve heard about arrests over just playing the game. As Eurogamer reports, a growing number of Indian cities have banned the game over concerns about addiction and promotion of violence, and the ban also applies to the Momo challenge. (Given that the latter is a hoax, don’t expect many arrests related to it.)
Ten arrests were initially reported in Rajkot by The Indian Express, though police commissioner Manoj Agrawal notes that “it is a bailable offence.” After arrestees have been booked, “they will be shown as immediately bailed out by police. The case will go to the courts and there will be a trial for not following the notification issued.”