We are living in a world where mobile games, which are played for entertainment, have started to become nightmares for some people. A shocking incident in Hyderabad resulted 16-year-old boy spending Rs 36 lakhs of his Family’s savings in a game called Free Fire. The youngster, who lives in Hyderabad’s Amberpet neighbourhood, exploited his mother’s bank accounts to pay for the online games.

As per reports from the cybercrime wing of the Hyderabad police, the young boy had downloaded Free Fire on his grandfather’s phone a couple of months back. Utilizing access to his mother’s bank account, the boy initially made a purchase of Rs 1500 for in-game items, followed by an additional Rs 10,000 expenditure.

Over time, his growing addiction to the game led him to continually spend money, enabling him to improve his skills and upgrade his in-game weapons. According to an IANS report, his increasing dependence on the game resulted in substantial expenditures without the awareness of his family members.

16-year-old Hyderabad Teen Spent Rs 36 Lakhs in Free Fire Gaming App

He continued to make payments ranging from Rs 1.45 lakh to Rs 2 lakh in the Free Fire game. Later, when the boy’s mother went to the State Bank of India (SBI) to withdraw some money, she was surprised to find that there was no money in her bank account. Bank authorities informed her that a huge Rs 27 lakh had been spent from her account, which was not her only bank account. She discovered that her kid had also spent money at her HDFC bank. The youngster withdrew Rs 9 lakh from this bank account. As a result, her total loss is Rs 36 lakh.

The woman then contacted Cyberwing regarding the issue. The youngster was an 11th-grade student and the son of a deceased police officer. She informed a police officer that the money she lost was her late husband’s hard-earned money, and it was also part of the monetary benefit she got following the officer’s death.

The 16-year-old spent all of his money on virtual attire to impress his buddies. Such incidents are widespread all over the world, with the most recent one involving a 13-year-old girl in China who spent Rs 52 lakh on a smartphone game.

This is not the first time that kids have spent lakhs on a video game and parents realise it later. Such incidents are horrible and cost the life savings of a family due to the addiction of teens to the games. It is best recommended to parents that they should keep an eye on their bank transactions in a timely manner.

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