As details emerge in the shocking triple suicide case in Ghaziabad, a dysfunctional family and unhealthy coping mechanisms take the spotlight. From a pocket diary retrieved by police officials from the room of three minor sisters who jumped to their deaths on Wednesday from their residential building in Ghaziabad, an intense fascination for the Korean pop culture and deep anguish over family strife offer a glimpse into the minds of Nishika (16), Prachi (14) and Pakhi (12).
Police said on Thursday that the diary contains repeated references to the girls’ love for Korea and their resistance to attempts by the family to make them give it up. Diary entries comprise mention of a make-believe world that they called a “true life story”, urging readers to believe what is written in it. Notes claiming “We love Korean. Love, love, love,” point to the sisters’ attachment to the country’s culture, despite their parents’ stiff opposition to their interest and future choices.
“You tried to make us give up Korean. Korean was our life… You expected our marriage to an Indian, that can never happen,” it is written in the diary.
It also mentions physical punishment and ends with an apology addressed to their father. “Death is better for us then your beatings. That is why we are committing suicide... Sorry Papa.”
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On condition of anonymity, an office-bearer of Bharat City Society residents’ body said the girls’ father, Chetan Kumar, had been under severe financial stress after incurring heavy losses in the stock market to the tune of more than ₹2 crore.
At one point, he was forced to sell a mobile phone to pay the electricity bill, the person said, adding that the financial crunch had led to frequent clashes at home.
“The pocket diary has been taken into custody and the matter is being investigated,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Trans-Hindon) Nimish Patil said. “We are examining the circumstances in which the diary was written and all related aspects,” he said, adding that they are also looking into the family’s financial situation as part of the probe.
After the postmortem, the girls’ bodies were cremated at Delhi’s Nigam Bodh Ghat on the bank of the Yamuna river on Wednesday evening. The last rituals of the girls were performed by Chetan, Additional Commissioner of Police, Shalimar Garden Atul Kumar Singh informed.
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