Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday said law enforcement agencies were investigating to find the reason for “a media report that a child killed his mother based on PUBG he was playing”. “. In a written reply to Rajya Sabha, he also said that many reports and complaints about banned apps from appearing in new avatars using similar sounding names have been forwarded to the internal department. service to check.
The Secretary of State for Electronics and IT also told Rajya Sabha that the game app PUBG forbidden by MeitY in 2020 and is not available in the country.
He is answering a question about whether the crime being committed affects PUBG.
“There was information in the media that a child killed his mother based on the PUBG he was playing. This is an issue being investigated by the LEA (Law Enforcement Agency) to find out the cause. But, PUBG gaming app was blocked by MeitY in 2020 and PUBG game is not available in India since then,” Chandrasekhar said in a reply.
According to him, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has received various reports and complaints when it received a notification that blocked applications are appearing with new avatars using the names. sounds similar or renamed with the same function and all such reports have been forwarded to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for examination.
Asked about the government’s order to remove mobile apps and the reason for the removal of apps from 2020, Chandrasekhar said the government’s goal is to ensure an open, secure, reliable and responsible internet. with users.
In a separate written response, he said the government has announced its Information Technology Code (Intermediary Guidelines and Code of Ethics for Digital Media), 2021.
He added: “The rules provide for the removal of an app, if an app is deemed illegal under applicable law, through the playstore or the app store when requested by the appropriate government or their authorized agency.
The minister also said that MeitY does not keep any details about the removal of mobile applications under the IT Code, 2021.
