Two Madhya Pradesh teens accused of fleecing Rs 75k by getting minor boys addicted to Free Fire game
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Two teens have been accused of getting two minor boys addicted to the online game Free Fire and then duping them of Rs 75,000, police in Khargone in Madhya Pradesh said.
Two teens have been accused of getting two minor boys addicted to the online game Free Fire and then duping them of Rs 75,000, police in Khargone in Madhya Pradesh said on Saturday. The complainant, a Sanawad resident who runs a fruit shop, said his son and nephew, both 10 years old, were made "addicts" of the online game by two 16-year-old and 17-year-old boys, who also encouraged the minors to steal to pay for the game ID recharge.
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