‘Girls Were Depressed’: Police Reveal Findings In Ghaziabad Sisters’ Suicide Case

Ghaziabad police have shared early findings in the tragic case of three minor sisters who died by suicide in a high-rise apartment in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad, revealing that emotional distress played a key role in the incident.

According to the investigation, the girls were depressed after their father took their mobile phones. The father reportedly took their phones after observing their obsession with the Korean culture.

The three girls, aged 16, 14 and 11, died after falling from the ninth floor of their apartment in Ghaziabad. The incident has reignited concerns over online gaming addiction and a reported obsession with Korean pop culture.

The incident occurred around 2 am, and a suicide note left behind by the girls reportedly pointed to

their obsession with Korean culture and addiction to online task-based games, PTI reported.

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.

According to PTI, officials said that after the phone was taken away, the girls were unable to play online games or communicate with their Korean friends.

Earlier, police said the father had likely sold the phone due to financial stress. They also said he forced the girls to delete a social media account with around 2,000 followers days before the suicide.

The cybercrime team is trying to trace the buyers who purchased the mobile phones using their IMEI numbers to retrieve data from the Korean app. Police are also investigating the case from multiple angles, including the family’s circumstances, and are awaiting forensic reports, PTI quoted DCP Nimish Patil as saying.

The victims took their mother’s phone on the night of the incident, but were unable to access the Korean app on that device. The forensic team that reached the spot seized the phone and did not find any access to the Korean app.

The fingerprints, along with the handwritten suicide note and messages, have been sent to the forensic science laboratory, and police are awaiting the reports.

According to the police interrogation, the girls’ father has three wives, all of whom are biological sisters. One wife is the mother of the 16-year-old, while another is the mother of the 14- and 12-year-olds.

Police said the three sisters who died were closer to their father and had even addressed him in their suicide note. Their mother was not mentioned anywhere in the note.

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.

Preliminary findings revealed a nine-page pocket diary that pointed to an intense attachment to Korean culture and alleged family discord.