Three sisters, all minors, died after jumping off the 9th floor of their residential building in Ghaziabad late Tuesday night, said police, who are probing the role of addiction to an online Korean game.
The shocking incident took place at around 2.15 am last night under Tila Mod Police Limits in the Loni area.
The deceased girls have been identified as Nishika (16), Prachi (14), and Pakhi (12), daughters of Chetan Kumar, a resident of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, said Assistant Commissioner of Police, Atul Kumar Singh, adding that the minors were immediately taken to a 50-bed hospital, where they were declared dead.
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“The Police Response Vehicle (PRV) received information at approximately 2.15 am that three girls had jumped from the balcony from 9th floor in Bharat City, located in the Tilamod police station area, and had died at the scene. Upon reaching the scene and conducting an investigation, it was confirmed that the three girls, identified as Nishika (approximately 16 years old), Prachi (approximately 14 years old), and Pakhi (approximately 12 years old), daughters of Chetan Kumar, had died due to the fall. They were taken by ambulance to the 50-bed hospital in Loni, where doctors declared all three girls dead. The police are conducting further legal proceedings,” the ACP said.
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.
According to the police, the sisters became addicted to online gaming during the COVID-19 period and had been continuously playing the Korean game, often together.
“The three did everything together – from bathing, eating and sleeping to going to school,” the ACP said.
While the exact circumstances that led the sisters to take the extreme step are being investigated, statements of family members are being recorded as part of the probe.
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