20-year-old drinks chemical instead of water while playing PUBG, dies

Team Udayavani, Dec 12, 2019, 4:30 PM IST

Agra: A 20-year-old man who was engrossed in playing the PUBG mobile game, died after drinking a jewellery polishing chemical instead of water in a running train.

According to the Agra Cantonment Government Railway Police (GRP), the deceased, identified as Saurabh Yadav, was travelling in a train with his friend Santosh Sharma, an ornament dealer.

In-charge of GRP station, Vijay Singh said, “The two men carried a common bag and Santosh had kept the jewellery polishing chemical inside the bag. The deceased was busy playing PUBG on his mobile phone and mistakenly took out the chemical bottle instead of the water bottle and drank without checking.”

He added, “Yadav’s health deteriorated quickly and he finally collapsed near Morena (between Agra and Gwalior). He was dead by the time the train reached the railway station. The post-mortem report is awaited to get better clarity in the matter.”