PUBG ban: 10 people 'booked' in Rajkot for playing the game; police says it's not an 'arrest'
This is for the first time that people are being detained for playing a harmless game that does not cause public nuisance.

- Mar 14, 2019,
- Updated Mar 14, 2019 3:51 PM IST
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) was banned in Rajkot and now the police have actually 'booked' 10 people, six of them undergraduates, for playing PUBG. This is for the first time that people are being detained for playing a harmless game.
The police commissioner has clarified it's not an 'arrest' and those booked will be immediately bailed even though there will be a trial.
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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) was banned in Rajkot and now the police have actually 'booked' 10 people, six of them undergraduates, for playing PUBG. This is for the first time that people are being detained for playing a harmless game.
The police commissioner has clarified it's not an 'arrest' and those booked will be immediately bailed even though there will be a trial.
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