‘Is Taking Your Child’s Phone Wrong?’: Father Gets Emotional After Ghaziabad Sisters' Suicide

The father of three minor girls, who jumped to death in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad, revealed that they had an obsession with Korean dramas, reels and video games, and were angry at him for taking their phones away.

The three girls, aged 16, 14 and 11, died after falling from the ninth floor of their apartment in Ghaziabad. They left behind a suicide note that pointed to their obsession with Korean culture and addiction to online task-based games.

Their father, Chetan Kumar, said he used to pamper his kids a lot and did not place any restrictions, but they had an unhealthy obsession with Korean culture. “They would watch Korean dramas, Korean games, and Korean reels. Their eyes were swollen, which is why I snatched away their phones,” he told news

agency PTI.

“They were angry about it. Is taking your child’s phone away a crime? I snatched their phones for their own good. No mother would want their children to take such an extreme step,” he added.

VIDEO | Chetan Kumar, father of the three minor sisters who jumped to their deaths in Ghaziabad breaks down while speaking about the incident.

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Police investigating the triple suicide said the girls were depressed after their father took their mobile phones. The incident has reignited concerns over online gaming addiction and a reported obsession with Korean pop culture.

Police said the girls’ father had bought a mobile phone for the 16-year-old around three months ago and another for the 14-year-old about 15 days ago. In the days before the incident, tensions rose after he sold the phone the sisters used to watch K-dramas.

Officials said that after the phone was taken away, the girls were unable to play online games or communicate with their Korean friends. The victims took their mother’s phone on the night of the incident, but were unable to access the Korean app on that device.

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Preliminary findings revealed a nine-page pocket diary that pointed to an intense attachment to Korean culture and alleged family discord. Investigators have maintained that the case is being treated as a suicide, and the probe is aimed at verifying the father’s claims regarding alleged online gaming obsession.

The cops had also recovered a suicide note from the spot, which read, “Mummy, Papa, sorry. The game you wanted us to quit, now you will realise how much we loved it. Korean (the game) was our life.”

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