Tragic! 16-Year-Old Dies After Playing PUBG Game For 6 Hours Straight

In a tragic case, a 16-year-old boy in Madhya Pradesh died of cardiac arrest after playing the popular game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds known as PUBG for six hours straight. The incident occurred on May 28.

The deceased has been identified as Furkhan Qureshi, who was a resident of Neemuch town of Madhya Pradesh. According to the family, Furkhan had started playing the addictive game after lunch. 

As per News18 reports, the boy's father Harun Rashid Qureshi said, "Furkhan started playing the game right after lunch and it continued for over six hours. Just before he collapsed, he became very agitated and started shouting at other players."

Meanwhile, Furkhan's sister, Fiza Qureshi, who was sitting beside him when the incident occurred said that "My brother was playing PUBG with some of his friends. Suddenly, he started shouting 'carry out the blast..carry out blast'. Then he threw his earphones and mobile and cried saying "I will not play with you'. I lost the game because of you." Soon after that, Furkhan was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead.

Furkhan's brother Mohammad Hashim stated how he also used to be addicted to the game and often play for 18 hours. 

Cardiologist Dr Ashok Jain, who examined Furkhan told ANI that, "The boy was brought to the hospital without a pulse. We tried to revive him with electric shock and also injected him to revive his heart, but we failed in our attempt."

The boy's family later revealed that, he was a swimmer, his heart seemed to be healthy. "The excitement of the game might have caused a surge in adrenaline causing cardiac arrest. I appeal children to stay away from such games,' the doctor further added.