Ghaziabad sisters' mass suicide not intentional? New twist emerges
What's the story
Three sisters—Pakhi (12), Prachi (14), and Vishika (16)—died by suicide in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday. The incident took place around 2:15am when the sisters jumped from their ninth-floor apartment. Initial reports had claimed that the three jumped together but a neighbor, who allegedly witnessed the incident unfold, has presented a different story. Speaking to NDTV, Arun Singh said one sister tried to jump first, but the others tried to stop her.
Eyewitness report
Singh's account of the incident
Singh said he saw someone on the balcony railing in the dark and called his wife, suspecting a marital dispute. "I thought it was a couple; a man trying to jump while the wife was trying to stop him," he said. He then saw a girl trying to pull the person back from the railing. Minutes later, the same person got onto the railing again.
Witness
'One of them seemed determined to jump'
"A small girl came and hugged the person sitting on the railing tightly. Before I could get my phone and call someone to stop the person from jumping, all three, the person sitting on the railing and two girls trying to pull them down, fell off the balcony." "One of them seemed determined to jump while the two others were trying to save them, but all three fell headfirst," Singh said.
Ambulance
Ambulance took over an hour to arrive
Seeing what was happening, Singh rushed to the ground floor and called the police and an ambulance repeatedly. They arrived after an hour. "In a country where pizza, burgers, and groceries are delivered in ten minutes, an ambulance took an hour to arrive. "It is a sad reality," he added, alleging he made 10-15 calls and was asked the same questions each time.
Note details
Sisters addicted to online Korean game
The sisters left behind an eight-page suicide note written in a pocket diary. The note detailed their gaming and mobile activities, revealing an addiction to an online Korean game. Their father, Chetan Kumar, said they had taken Korean names and were deeply attached to Korean culture. "They said Papa sorry, Korea is our life, Korea is our biggest love," he said.
Family ignorance
Girls had completed 50 talks on game app
Speaking to India Today TV, their father said there were 50 tasks in the gaming app and Tuesday's was the final one. He stated that he only learned of the app from forensic experts. The gaming app is now suspected to be a possible trigger for the suicide, with investigations underway to see if it was linked to an in-game task.