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Three minor sisters died after jumping from the ninth floor of a residential building in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
A suicide note recovered from the scene allegedly indicated an addiction to Korean online gaming.
The girls’ father said he was unaware of their online gaming habits and urged parents to monitor their children’s screen time.
In a shocking mass suicide case from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, three minor sisters jumped to their deaths from the ninth floor of a residential building. Investigations into the incident later revealed details that allegedly led to their deaths. According to reports, a suicide note was recovered indicated that the victims were addicted to Korean online gaming.
According to initial reports, the three girls were identified as Nishika (16), Prachi (14), and Pakhi (12), who allegedly committed suicide after their parents barred them from engaging in Korean gaming. The shocking incident occurred around 2 a.m. at Bharat City Society, Uttar Pradesh.
The exact reason for the suicide has not been officially confirmed, but the note left by the sisters has provided some clues for investigators. The victims’ father, Chetan Kumar, told IANS that he was devastated after reading the suicide note left by his young daughters, who had allegedly fallen victim to online gaming addiction.
The note, he said, contained a message addressed to him, which read, “Sorry, Papa… we cannot leave Korea. Korea is our life, and you can't make us leave it. That’s why we are committing suicide.”
Kumar stated that he was unaware of his daughters’ online gaming habits and whether they had been compelled to perform any tasks. He urged others not to allow their children to play online games. He further told IANS, “Whatever happened is quite bad. I would say, please don’t let your children play games. We never know what tasks they may be given… We didn’t know this.”
He also expressed regret, saying that if he had been aware of the situation, “then it would not have happened.” “I don’t know which games those were. We just didn’t know. If we had known, we would not have let them play those games,” Kumar said.
ACP Atul Kumar stated that the girls were taken to Loni Hospital after their horrific fall from the ninth floor of the building. According to media reports, the girls mostly stayed at home and were not attending school regularly.
In 2025, a 12-year-old boy named Sebastian Cizman died after attempting to recreate a hanging scene from Netflix’s popular series Squid Game. Cizman was found dead in Glasshoughton, West Yorkshire. According to investigators, he was known as a prankster among his close circle of friends.
Shortly before his tragic death, he was playing in the garden with his cousins. It is believed that he was attempting a dangerous online challenge that involves choking oneself until losing consciousness. The recent Ghaziabad mass suicide case has once again highlighted the growing risk posed by the influence of online content and mobile games on minors.
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