3 minor sisters jump from 9th floor in Ghaziabad after parents object to online gaming
Initial reports indicate the sisters were addicted to a Korean-based online game; police investigation underway
In a horrific incident in Ghaziabad, three sisters allegedly died by suicide after their parents objected to their online gaming.
The three minor girls — Pakhi (12), Prachi (14) and Vishika (16) — daughters of Chetan Kumar, jumped from the ninth floor of their apartment in Bharat City, a residential township in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred around 2 am on Wednesday (February 4).
Online addiction
An investigation is underway to ascertain the exact cause of the deaths. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Shalimar Garden) Atul Kumar Singh said preliminary investigation has revealed that the sisters were allegedly addicted to 'love game', an online task-based interactive game, and their parents had been objecting to their excessive gaming.
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During a search of the premises, police recovered a note that read: “Mummy, Papa sorry.”
Police said the girls were irregular in attending school and reportedly did everything together, including daily chores.
Investigation underway
The police received information around 2.15 am that three girls had jumped off the balcony of a ninth-floor flat in a tower of Bharat City, located under the Teela Mor police station limits in the Sahibabad area, the ACP said.
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On reaching the spot, the police found that the girls, had fallen to the ground floor and suffered fatal injuries, he said. They were rushed by an ambulance to a hospital in Loni, where doctors declared them dead on arrival.
According to the investigating officer, cyber experts may be brought in to assist with analysing the girls’ online interactions and app usage, given the suspected link to online gaming.
Police are questioning family members and examining the girls’ mobile phones and digital activity as part of the probe.