Three minor sisters died early Tuesday after they jumped from the ninth floor of an apartment tower in Ghaziabad, India, authorities said, as investigators reviewed what police described as evidence left behind by the girls.
In a statement, Uttar Pradesh Police said that the police received information at 2:15 am today, February 4, that three girls had jumped from the balcony of Flat No. 907, Tower B-1, Bharat City in Tilamode. “The three sisters, Nishika, 16, Prachi, 14, and Pakhi, 12, were found dead at the spot after jumping from the ninth floor. They were taken to the hospital in an ambulance, where the doctors declared them dead,” the police statement said.
The incident is expected to bring the issue of online addiction into the spotlight once again, with the need for stronger measures to be taken at home, in schools, and in the system in general. The incident is expected to bring the issue of online addiction into the spotlight once again, with the need for stronger measures to be taken at home, in schools, and in the system in general.
According to NDTV, investigators have been focusing on an eight-page suicide note and a diary that refer to the girls’ phone use. In the suicide letter, there is an apology directed to their father and a reference to a liking for Korean pop culture. In reference to the girls’ phone use, Deputy Commissioner of Police Nimish Patel was quoted as saying that the girls had been barred from using a mobile phone recently, and it seemed that this measure had an impact on them.
NDTV further reported that police believe the sisters’ phone habits began during the COVID-19 pandemic and later coincided with irregular school attendance. The report also described the family structure, saying the father lives with two wives and their children, all daughters, and that the three girls were sisters, including one half-sister.
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