6 people die by suicide due to online rummy in Karnataka: G ParameshwaraThis includes five suicides in Bengaluru and one in Vijayanagar. Parameshwara was replying to a question by Yeshwantpur BJP MLA ST Somashekhar. 
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Belagavi: Six people have died by suicide due to online rummy, Home Minister G Parameshwara told the Assembly on Tuesday.
This includes five suicides in Bengaluru and one in Vijayanagar. Parameshwara was replying to a question by Yeshwantpur BJP MLA ST Somashekhar.
Parameshwara pointed out that amendments to the Karnataka Police Act banning online gambling were struck down by the High Court in 2022. The government has challenged the High Court’s decision before the Supreme Court.
“The government, meanwhile, isn’t keeping quiet and we’re constantly trying to curb this,” he said.