Alwar (Rajasthan). The latest example of how dangerous is the addiction of online games like PUBG and Free-Fire has been seen in Alwar district of Rajasthan. A 14-year-old child was so possessed by online games that his mental balance deteriorated. He has been shouting fire-fire even in his sleep. The child’s eyes wandered and hands and feet also started moving.
Not only this, online games had such an impact on the child that he also got addicted to running away from home. The child leaves home several times, sometimes runs away to Rewari and sometimes to Bandikui. In such a situation, the family members were forced to take their own child hostage. The relatives got the child treated a lot. but to no avail. Today the situation has become such that the child has been admitted to the Residential School for Intellectual Disabilities in Alwar.
#WATCH | Rajasthan | Case study of a child in Alwar who is suffering from severe tremors after being addicted to online gaming.
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Actually, this case of deteriorating mental balance of the child due to the addiction of online games is of Moongska of Alwar city. Relatives took Android phone seven months back. That’s why this 14-year-old child studying in class 7th got excited to see the mobile. During this, the child got addicted to online games like PUBG and Free-Fire. He used to watch mobile sometimes during the day and sometimes at night. On coming to know, the relatives would have taken the mobile. But, within three months, the child’s health started deteriorating.
After Holi, both the eyes of the child started moving and the hands and feet also started moving. Got treated at many places, but when there was no benefit, he was taken to Jaipur. During this time another new disease gripped the child. He would run away from home anytime. Due to which the child had to be tied with a vine in the house for 2 months. Now he has been admitted to the Residential School for Intellectual Disabilities in Alwar. But, the family members are quite worried due to this illness of the child.