- By Priyanka Koul
- Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:03 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Ghaziabad Sisters’ Suicide: The investigation into the tragic deaths of the Ghaziabad sisters has uncovered that the girls were suffering from severe depression after their father confiscated their mobile phones. The father reportedly took the phones away after he became concerned about their growing obsession with Korean culture.
The three sisters Nishika (16), Prachi (14), and Pakhi (12) fell to their deaths from the ninth floor of their high-rise building. Their father, Chetan Kumar, claimed that they had been playing a Korean game for almost three years and had stopped attending school because of it.
The incident occurred at 2 am, and the suicide note they left behind pointed to their deep involvement in Korean culture and their addiction to online, task-based games, as reported by PTI.
(All three sisters had jumped from this window of the flat.Image Source: Jagran)
Ghaziabad Sisters’ Suicide: What Investigation Unfolds
- The three sisters were said to have been under immense psychological stress after their father, Chetan Kumar, took away their mobile phones and sold them to cover utility bills. He cited their excessive engagement with Korean content as the reason for his actions.
- It was reported that their father had bought a mobile phone for Nishika, the eldest daughter, around three months ago, and another phone for Prachi about 15 days prior to the incident. In the days leading up to the tragedy, tensions reportedly escalated in the household as their father sold the phones the girls used to watch Korean dramas. Once their phones were taken away, they were no longer able to play online games or communicate with their friends in Korea, according to police sources quoted by PTI.
- Police believe that financial strain may have prompted their father to sell the phones. Furthermore, he allegedly forced the girls to delete a social media account with around 2,000 followers just days before the tragic event.
(Family photographs are displayed on the floor of the flat.Image Source: Jagran)
- The cybercrime team is currently trying to trace the buyers of the phones by tracking their IMEI numbers to recover data from the Korean apps the girls used. Authorities are also exploring other aspects of the case, including the family dynamics, and are awaiting results from forensic tests, as per DCP Nimish Patil.
- On the night of the incident, the sisters took their mother’s phone, but they were unable to access the Korean app on that device, according to an HT report.
- Forensic investigators who arrived at the scene seized the phone and found no access to the Korean app.
- The girls' fingerprints, including those on the suicide note and other messages, have been sent to the forensic science laboratory, and the police are still awaiting the results.
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- During police interrogation, it was revealed that Chetan Kumar has three wives, all of whom are biological sisters. One wife is the mother of the 16-year-old, while another is the mother of the 14- and 12-year-olds.
- The three sisters who died were closer to their father and even addressed him in their suicide note. They did not mention their mother anywhere.
- Investigators have confirmed that the case is being treated as a suicide, with the focus of the investigation now on verifying the father’s claims regarding the girls' alleged obsession with online games.
- In 2015, Chetan Kumar’s live-in partner died under suspicious circumstances after falling from the roof of a flat in the Rajendra Nagar Colony in Sahibabad. The police later deemed her death a suicide, as reported by NDTV.
- A nine-page pocket diary recovered from the room of the three sisters has provided a chilling insight into their thoughts, revealing their deep attachment to Korean culture and the turmoil they experienced due to family conflicts.
- According to police reports, the diary contains numerous references to their love for Korean culture and their frustration with family efforts to make them abandon their interests. "We love Korean. Love, love, love," the diary reads, calling itself a "true life story" and urging readers to believe the words it contains.
- The diary also accuses their parents of opposing their future plans and interests, including their choice of marriage. "You tried to make us give up Korean. Korean was our life. You expected our marriage to an Indian, but that can never happen," the diary states.
- The diary further mentions the physical punishment the sisters allegedly endured and concludes with an apology directed to their father: "Death is better for us than your beatings. That is why we are committing suicide... Sorry Papa."
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