3 minor sisters jump to death from 9th floor in Ghaziabad; gaming app addiction suspected

Mangalore Today News Network

Ghaziabad, Feb 4, 2026: Around 2.15 am early Wednesday, three sisters jumped from their ninth-floor apartment in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad after leaving a handwritten note that said, "Sorry, Papa". 

Pakhi (12), Prachi (14), and Vishika (16) were addicted to online gaming, and allegedly obsessed with a Korean task-based game that is being linked to their suicide.

In the dead of night, the sisters went to their balcony, bolted the door, and jumped, one after the other.

Their screams and the sound of the bodies hitting the ground were loud enough to wake their parents, and the security guards at the apartment complex at Bharat City in Ghaziabad.

"When we reached the scene, we confirmed that three girls, daughters of Chetan Kumar, had died after jumping from the building," said Atul Kumar Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Shalimar Garden.

Visuals showed the bodies of the girls on the ground, their mother wailing in grief, and a crowd of neighbours in shock.

The sisters were addicted to a "Korean love game", so much in fact, that they did hardly anything else. They had reportedly stopped going to school two years ago.

Eight-Page Suicide Note

Investigations are focusing on their suicide note and a diary they cited in it.

"Is diary me jo kuch bhi likha hai woh sab padh lo kyuki ye sab sach hai (Read everything written in this diary because all of it is true.) Read now. I’m really sorry. Sorry, Papa," the note read. It was accompanied by a hand-drawn crying emoji. 

The eight-page note was written on the pages of a pocket diary, detailing their gaming and mobile activities.

Their father, Chetan Kumar, described what appears to be an extreme addiction to everything Korean.

They also had taken Korean names, according to their parents. The middle sister, Prachi, was their leader in everything and was believed to be the one taking the lead in the deadly game.

"They said, Papa, sorry, Korea is our life, Korea is our biggest love, whatever you say, we cannot give it up," said Chetan Kumar.

"This should not happen to any parent or child. Parents should not let their children play games. I was not aware of the game, or I would have never let them play it," the shattered father added.

The sisters did everything together, including bathing and eating.

Their gaming addiction began during the COVID-19 pandemic. Afterwards, they became irregular in school and finally stopped going altogether.

"The investigation so far has not revealed any specific game name. But it is clear that the girls were influenced by Korean culture and have mentioned it in the suicide note. For the past few days, they had been denied access to a mobile phone, a restriction that appeared to have affected them," said the Deputy Commissioner of Police Nimish Patel.

When asked if the girls jumped off the window following a game task, the DCP said there is "no conclusive information on the task yet."

A writing was also found on their room’s wall, stating, "I am very, very alone. My life is very very alone."