PlayerUnknown\u2019s Battlegrounds a.k.a PUBG<\/strong> is officially banned in Nepal with effect April 12, 2019.<\/p>\n Nepal\u2019s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) requested the ban after the Metropolitan Crime Division (MCD) in Teku received multiple complaints from schools and guardians about how the game was effecting studies and mental health of students.<\/p>\n According to NTA Spokesperson Min Prasad Aryal, the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) directed all Nepal\u2019s internet service providers, mobile operators and network service providers to block streaming of PUBG.<\/p>\n \u201cParents and schools had complained that the game was affecting their children\u2019s studies and making them more aggressive. When we consulted with psychiatrists, they also said that the violence in the game can make people aggressive in real life,\u201d said Dhiraj Pratap Singh, MCD Chief and Senior Superintendent of Police.<\/p>\n Singh added that they received complaints from eight schools and 25 individual guardians in the last one month.<\/p>\n Maximum cases registered were about players displaying violent behavior such as hurling mobile devices at parents for stopping children from playing PUBG and throwing mobile phones on the ground.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cFollowing the complaints, we carried out a study on the ill effects of the game and ban imposed in some Indian states. We took approval from Kathmandu District Court before recommending that NTA ban the game,\u201d Singh stated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n MCD filed a petition to ban PUBG with the Kathmandu District Court on April 12, 2019.<\/p>\n According to Little Angel\u2019s College of Management Bikash Neupane, students become hyper and aggressive due to high level of addiction to the game.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been observing behavior change in my students after they enrolled into PUBG. They informally complain about being late for college as they play the game all night. PUBG itself cannot be blamed. But because of lack of time management, it impacts people (especially young ones) negatively,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n However, experts say that banning PUBG was not a solution to the problem, especially in a time when people have easy access to the internet.<\/p>\n The Federation of Nepali Guardians Coordinator Subhaprabhat Bhandari stressed on the need for counseling among students, parents and teachers on how to use the internet.<\/p>\n He said PUBG addiction was no doubt creating problems such as aggressive behavior among students, lack of attention towards studies, incomplete homework, prolonged hours of gaming, resulting in insomnia and absenteeism.<\/p>\nWhat Experts Say<\/strong><\/h3>\n