Three minor sisters die in Ghaziabad; family dispute over online gaming, social media links probed

Three minor sisters die in Ghaziabad; family dispute over online gaming, social media links probed

Ghaziabad : Three minor sisters allegedly jumped to their death from the ninth floor of their apartment building in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad, reportedly after their parents objected to their excessive online gaming habits.

Atul Kumar Singh, Assistant Police Commissioner, said the deceased have been identified as Pakhi (12), Prachi (14), and Vishika (16). The incident took place around 2 am on Wednesday at Bharat City, a residential township in the Crossings Republik area.

Report says the three sisters were extremely close and did everything together, including bathing, eating, going to school and sleeping. Police said the girls became addicted to online gaming during the Covid-19 pandemic and were playing a task-based “Korean love game” online.

The girls had reportedly stopped attending school regularly, which had become a major concern for their parents. Police sources as saying that the parents had repeatedly objected to their daughters’ gaming addiction and counselled them about their studies.