Ghaziabad Sisters’ Deaths: Father Says Unaware of ‘Task-Based’ Korean Game

• Three minor sisters died after jumping from a high-rise in Ghaziabad
• Father says he had no knowledge of dangerous “tasks” in the game
• Police recover diary and mobile phones during probe
• Preliminary findings suggest influence of Korean content and online gaming

GG News Bureau
Ghaziabad, 4th Feb: The father of three minor sisters who allegedly jumped to their deaths from a ninth-floor apartment in Ghaziabad on Wednesday said he was unaware that the online game they were playing involved “tasks,” and that he came to know of its nature only after police examined their mobile phones.

Chetan Kumar, the father of Nishika (16), Prachi (14) and Pakhi (12), said his daughters frequently spoke about wanting to go to Korea, but never indicated that the game they were playing carried harmful instructions. “If I had known that such tasks existed, no father would ever allow his children to be part of it,” he said.

According to police, information was received around 2.15 am that three girls had jumped from the balcony of a ninth-floor flat in a tower of Bharat City under the Teela Mor police station limits in the Sahibabad area. On reaching the spot, police found that the girls had fallen to the ground floor and suffered fatal injuries. They were rushed by ambulance to a hospital in Loni, where doctors declared them dead on arrival.

As part of the investigation, police recovered a diary containing an eight-page note detailing the girls’ gaming and mobile activities. Their mobile phones were also seized and sent for forensic examination.

Recounting the events, Kumar said the family was asleep at the time. “My wife was sleeping in the inner room. The girls woke up on the pretext of drinking water, bolted the door from inside and jumped from the balcony,” he said, adding that the phones were thrown outside the room and later seized by police.

The father said the three sisters did everything together and mostly remained confined to their room. He also revealed that they had not attended school for the past two to three years after failing academically, which made them feel embarrassed and increasingly withdrawn.

Police officials said the sisters appeared to be heavily influenced by Korean culture and were highly addicted to mobile phone usage and an online Korean interactive game. According to Kumar, the suicide note left by the girls included a message that read: “Sorry, Papa… we cannot leave Korea. Korea is our life, and you can’t make us leave it.”

Deputy Commissioner of Police Nimish Patil said preliminary findings suggest the minors were influenced by Korean content. “A suicide note has been recovered, but no specific name of any game application has been mentioned,” he said, adding that further investigation is underway.

Kumar urged parents to be vigilant about their children’s online activities. “We didn’t know what games they were playing or what tasks were being given. If we had known, this would not have happened,” he said.

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