Ever since the reach of the internet and smartphones has increased, the craze of online gaming has also increased rapidly. In today's time, online gaming has become a major means of entertainment among the youth. Although it seems quite interesting, many cases of its disadvantages and scams have also come to the fore. Meanwhile, a case of online gaming addiction came to light which surprised everyone. Due to online gaming, a student got into a debt of Rs 96 lakh.
You may have never heard such a big case of debt due to online gaming before. This case may be enough to explain how dangerous the growing addiction of online gaming can be for children and youth. Let us give you complete information about this matter.
Online gaming scam shocked the whole country
Actually, this shocking case of online gaming addiction and the damage caused by it is of Himanshu Mishra, a resident of Bihar. What Himanshu revealed about online gaming has given a big shock to the whole country. Whoever heard Himanshu's story could not believe it at once. Himanshu is only 22 years old but he is now in debt of Rs 96 lakh.
Family abandoned him because of debt
The addiction to online gaming has completely changed Himanshu's life. Perhaps he would have never thought that he would ever have to face such circumstances. For online gaming, Himanshu cheated his family and acquaintances and took a debt of Rs 96 lakh on himself. Now the situation is such that Himanshu's family has also abandoned him.
IIT JEE 98 percentile scorer in debt of Rs 96 lakh
Himanshu is not an illiterate person. He had scored 98% marks in IIT JEE. His family was also proud of his achievement. But now the situation has become such that the family has stopped bothering about Himanshu. During a podcast program, Himanshu told that he had adopted online gaming only for entertainment and started it with just 49 rupees. But later he became so addicted to it that he fraudulently withdrew 28 thousand rupees from his mother's account and 88 thousand rupees from his father's account.
Fraudulently withdrawn money
Not only this, Himanshu also lost the fees deposited for B.Tech in online gaming. Himanshu told that he had borrowed 20 thousand rupees from a person which he returned after doubling the amount. After this, the person trusted Himanshu and gave him his mobile phone and he kept withdrawing money from his account and investing it in online gaming. The person had saved this money for his sister's wedding. Himanshu told that he kept losing continuously and slowly got into a debt of Rs 96 lakh.
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