Ghaziabad Tragedy: Three Sisters Die After Allegedly Jumping From Ninth-Floor Balcony
In a heartbreaking incident that has shocked the community, three minor sisters died after allegedly jumping from the balcony of their ninth-floor flat in Ghaziabad. The tragedy occurred in the early hours of Wednesday at Bharat City Society under the Teela Mor police station limits in the Sahibabad area.
Details of the Deceased and the Incident
The deceased have been identified as Nishika (16), Prachi (14), and Pakhi (12), daughters of Chetan Kumar, a resident of Ghaziabad. According to police reports, the incident took place around 2:15 am when the girls jumped from their flat, suffering fatal injuries upon impact with the ground floor.
They were immediately rushed to a hospital in Loni, where doctors declared them dead on arrival. An eyewitness, Arun Kumar, told news agency ANI that he saw the girls jump from the building. "They were sitting on the balcony glass. It happened very suddenly around 2 am. From what I saw, one of them appeared to jump first and the others fell while trying to save her," he recounted, adding that he promptly informed the police and called an ambulance.
Father's Heart-Wrenching Account and Korean Content Addiction
A distraught Chetan Kumar shared with reporters that his daughters had expressed an intense attachment to Korean online content and gaming. "They had told me, 'Papa, we cannot leave Korea. Korea is our life. Korea is everything to us. You cannot separate us from it. We will give up our lives,'" he recalled, his voice filled with grief.
He lamented his lack of awareness about their activities, stating, "I didn't even know which games they were playing or what kind of tasks were involved. If we had known, this wouldn't have happened." Kumar urged other parents to closely monitor their children's online activity to prevent similar tragedies.
Police Investigation and Findings
Police officials provided insights into the possible causes behind the incident. ACP (Shalimar Garden) Atul Kumar Singh said preliminary investigations suggest the sisters were addicted to a Korean task-based interactive 'love game'. Family members had reportedly objected to their excessive mobile phone use in recent days.
DCP Nimish Patil elaborated that the girls were heavily influenced by Korean content and had spent long hours on their phones, particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic. "Mobile phone usage had been restricted for the past few days, which may have caused distress. The investigation is still at an initial stage," he noted.
Additionally, police revealed that the girls' education had been irregular, and they had not attended school for the past two years. The family comprises five children—four daughters and a son—all living together. The incident occurred late at night after other family members had gone to sleep.
Suicide Note and Ongoing Probe
During the investigation, police recovered a diary containing material related to the incident. A note inside read, "Read everything written in this diary, it is all here," along with a crying-face emoji and the message, "Sorry papa, I am really sorry."
Police are currently investigating the exact circumstances leading to the deaths and are recording statements from family members. The case highlights the severe impact of online addiction and the need for parental vigilance in the digital age.
