BGMI ban: Krafton to hold meeting with MeitY following the Shocking move

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During the late evening of July 28, the popular online multiplayer battle royale game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) disappeared from both Google Play Store and the App Store of iOS. While the exact reason was not known at the time, it was reported that the game was removed due to a government order. Fans of the game were shocked as two years ago, in 2020, the same fate befell PUBG Mobile, the game BGMI replaced. At the time, the government cited its publisher Tencent's China links as the reason. But now, even after the original publisher Krafton took over the game and re-released it as BGMI, the government has decided to ban it. Now, according to reports, Krafton will be holding meetings with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) tomorrow to discuss the BGMI ban.

According to a report by TalkEsport, Krafton will be holding meetings with the government tomorrow over the BGMI ban. Reportedly, the removal from the App Store and Play Store was due to data migration concerns relating to the game and its links with China.

“We are clarifying how BGMI was removed from Google Play store and the App store and will let you know once we get specific information,” a Krafton spokesperson told MySmartPrice when asked about the reason behind the ban.

A Google spokesperson also confirmed the delisting to MoneyControl. He said, “On receipt of the order, following (the) established process, we have notified the affected developer and have blocked access to the app that remained available on the Play Store in India”.

Krafton cut its ties with Tencent following the ban of PUBG Mobile and published BGMI on its own for the Indian demographic. After resolving the concerns of the Government, the game was allowed to enter