PUBG Mobile 282e7 Teen Reportedly Spent Over Rs. 2 Lakhs From Grandfather’s Bank on Game

The teenager withdrew Rs. 2.34 lakhs from his grandfather’s to reach the “Ace” rank on PUBG Mobile, according to reports. 386b2p

By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 8 September 2020 17:26 IST

PUBG Mobile: Teen Reportedly Spent Over Rs. 2 Lakhs From Grandfather’s Bank on Game

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Highlights

The teen was transferring the funds to a Paytm wallet
He was transferred exactly Rs. 2,34,497 for over two months
PUBG Mobile players often found spending lakhs for in-app purchases

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A 15-year-old teen in Delhi's Timarpur transferred Rs. 2.34 lakhs from his 65-year-old grandfather's to make in-app purchases on PUBG Mobile, according to reports. The issue reportedly came to light in May after the man was alerted of the transfers that took place over a period of two months. A complaint was filed in the Timarpur police station and was later moved to the Cyber Cell of North district through which it was found that the funds were transferred to Paytm for PUBG Mobile that was banned by the government just last week.

The teenager withdrew Rs. 2.34 lakhs from his grandfather's to reach the “Ace” rank on PUBG Mobile, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Anto Alphonse, as PUBG was hacked after he had initially reached the Ace rank.

As per the police investigation, the teenager was transferring funds from his grandfather's between March 7 and May 8 for fuelling Paytm to move funds from the debit card of his grandfather. As per the report by The Indian Express, the teen transferred a total of Rs. 2,34,497 to the Paytm .

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However, he got noticed on May 8 — after a message was received by his grandfather from the bank, informing him of withdrawal of Rs. 2,500 from his bank . That left him with just Rs. 275 in his .

“He visited the bank to realise that a total of Rs. 2.34 lakhs had been transferred from his to a Paytm in multiple instalments in over two months. He then approached us,” the D said, as cited by Hindustan Times.

The police reportedly ed Paytm to identify the hacker whose was used for transferring the funds and was able to trace the holder. However, the holder informed the officers that his Paytm wallet was used by a friend, who was later found to be the complainant's grandson.

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Notably, the teenager wasn't traceable at the initial stage as he allegedly deleted the one-time (OTP) messages from his grandfather's phone. “Whenever, one-time (OTP) would arrive for the payments, he would take his grandfather's phone, see the and delete the message,” the D said.

The police didn't take any legal action against the teenager since his grandfather withdrew the complaint after knowing who was withdrawing the funds from his bank .

Having said that, this wasn't the first time when a player set his family back by lakhs of rupees just for sake of levelling up on PUBG Mobile. In July, a 15-year-old who reportedly spent Rs. 2 lakhs on the game from his grandfather's pension .

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