LUCKNOW: A 16-year-old boy shot dead his mother in Uttar Pradesh for stopping him from playing PUBG. The boy shot her using his father’s pistol. Police said that he was addicted to the video game.

The police reached the spot after getting information about the incident. The 16-year-old shot dead his mother for stopping him from playing PUBG. The police said that he tried to mislead the police during the investigation.

UP | A minor boy shot dead his mother after she stopped him from playing PUBG game. Preliminary probe revealed that he was addicted to the game and his mother used to stop him from playing, due to which he committed the incident with his father's pistol: ADCP, East Lucknow (07.6) pic.twitter.com/t1gA1nG5k4

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The boy has been taken into custody. The incident will be investigated in detail, said ADCP Qasim Abidi, East Lucknow. The boy has been subjected to counselling, he added.