Leaving behind several notes, “crying caricatures” and a sorry message, three sisters died in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh in a strange suicide involving a Korean task-based game, which police said they were “passionate about”.
The sisters jumped one by one from their bathroom window at midnight on Wednesday (Pixabay/Rep)The girls – a 16-year-old and her two half-sisters, aged 14 and 12 – died after jumping from the ninth floor of a highrise in Ghaziabad. Report Wednesday, citing police.
Police have shared shocking details of the initial investigation, including their alleged obsession with the game and the sisters’ final moments as well as discoveries after their deaths.
Amazing detailsThree with their father, a forex trader, and their mother. They added that the elder was born to the businessman’s first wife, and the younger two were born to his second wife.
The three were with their mothers around 12.30 am on Wednesday, when they entered the puja room, locked the lock from inside and jumped from the window one by one, an earlier HT report quoted Assistant Commissioner of Police Atul Kumar Singh as saying.
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“Around 12.30 pm on Wednesday, all three were with their mother. After a while they went to the pooja room and locked it from inside. Then they jumped from the window using a chair. They all died on the spot. The guards and locals on the ground floor were woken up by the loud sound of the girl’s fall, and even their family members informed the police. The body has been sent for post-mortem,” Singh said.
Crying caricature, the ‘obsession’ of Korean games, portrays itself as a princessThe police officer said the girls were obsessed with Korean task-based games and thought they were Koreans, not Indians. “They portrayed themselves as Korean princesses under the influence of the game,” Singh said.
However, it is not clear if they jumped from the window as part of a task in the said game.
“It was an online task-based game that they were addicted to. They were not concentrating on their studies…this situation arose after the Covid-19 pandemic…they got addicted to online gaming,” Singh said.
The 16-year-old was apparently still studying in class 4.
The girls left many notes in a diary saying they were sorry, and even drew a crying caricature, Singh said, adding that the girls did routine activities together, including going to the bathroom.
Police said their families knew about their addiction and confiscated their mobiles but the girls managed to get the devices back.
“They followed the routine of daily life together; even went to the bathroom together. The diaries they left behind have many details about their lifestyle and their obsession with task-based games,” says Singh.
Police said they will analyze the girls’ mobile phones and seek details about the game they were addicted to.
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Discussing suicide can be a trigger for some. But suicide is preventable. Some of the major suicide prevention helpline numbers in India are 011-23389090 from Sumaitri (Delhi-based) and 044-24640050 from Sneha Foundation (Chennai-based).
