Srinagar, Jul 16: The desperate plea of an elderly man losing over Rs 1 crore to online betting has exposed a growing crisis quietly destroying families across Kashmir, where a simple mobile game is driving people to financial ruin.
The viral video that surfaced Tuesday shows a man with a trembling voice begging for help after falling victim to what locals call the “aircraft game” — a deceptively simple betting platform where players watch a virtual plane take off and must cash out before it crashes.
“I kept thinking I could recover my losses in the next round,” the man said, his eyes reflecting weeks of sleepless nights. “But instead, I kept falling deeper into the pit.”
His story echoes dozens of similar…