Ghaziabad Teens' Suicide: The Ghaziabad teens who jumped to their death from the ninth floor of a residential building in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad were part of a complex family background that has now come under scrutiny. In a latest development, it has emerged that their father, Chetan Kumar, had married not twice but three times.
Chetan first married Sujata and later to his sister-in-law Hina after years of being childless. While Sujata later gave birth to a daughter and a son, Hina also had three children. Chetan’s wives Sujata and Hina live together. Chetan married his sister-in-law, Tina, five years ago, jagran.com reported.
Ghaziabad Teens Had Social Media Account With Korean Names
The Ghaziabad teens had made a social media account and identified themselves with Korean names - Maria, Aliza, and Cindy, highlighting their obsession with Korean culture and K-Drama. The social media account had also garnered a significant number of followers, as per sources, cited by NDTV.
The three minor girls, identified as Pakhi (12), Prachi (14), and Nishika (16), allegedly jumped one by one from the building at around 2 am on Wednesday. Chetan had confiscated their mobile phone and deleted the account around 10 days ago.
Father Was Under Debt Of Over Rs 2 Cr
Chetan Kumar, originally from Gamdi village in Khajuri, Delhi, is a stock trader and has a debt of over Rs 2 crore, the police said. The girls did not have a mobile phone because they were sold to pay off the bills.
In 2020, his three daughters dropped out of school due to financial difficulties. Since then, the three sisters stayed home and played games on their mobile phones. Chetan had also threatened to marry them off.
'Will You Stop Us From Going To Korea?': Ghaziabad Teens In Suicide Note
The suicide note consists of a line that reads, "Will you stop us from going to Korea?" Police told The Hindustan Times that in the note, the girls repeatedly mention how no one, not their brother, not other family members, understood their love for Korea.