Kamal Ghorui
NEW DELHI: An eyewitness in the Ghaziabad case said that one of the three minor sisters appeared to have jumped deliberately, while the other two fell while trying to stop her.Arun Kumar, a resident of Bharat City Society, said he noticed something amiss around 2.00am when he saw the girls sitting on a glass balcony in the dark.
“It looked quite abnormal,” he said. “It was around 2 am, and if there’s no light on, it’s a bit suspicious and if someone is sitting on the balcony it’s even more suspicious.”Moments later, the tragedy unfolded.“I saw all three of them jumping from the front. Before I could even understand what was happening or call out, the whole incident was over,” Kumar said.He added that while one of the sisters seemed intent on jumping, the others appeared to be trying to pull her back.“They were repeatedly trying to fall from the back, and the other person was trying to catch them,” he said. “The planning was of one – that’s what it looked like to me. From what I saw, one of them planned to jump, and the others fell while trying to save her.”After the fall, Kumar said he rushed downstairs and alerted emergency services.“I just came downstairs, called my wife, called the police, called the ambulance, and immediately informed everyone.”The deceased were identified as Nishika (16), Prachi (14) and Pakhi (12), residents of Tower B-1 under Tila Mod police limits.Assistant commissioner of police Atul Kumar Singh said police received information around 2.15am. “On reaching the spot, it was confirmed that the girls had died due to the fall. They were taken to a hospital in Loni, where doctors declared them dead,” he said.Singh added that a window in the room that had a temple was found open. The sisters allegedly used a chair placed near the window and jumped one by one.Police sources said the girls were reportedly addicted to a Korean task-based online gaming application and had begun addressing each other by Korean names. Their parents had repeatedly reprimanded them over excessive gaming and had recently barred them from using the app.Investigators said the sisters had quietly stepped out of their bedroom early Wednesday, moved to the temple room window and allegedly jumped into the darkness below.Parents also found a handwritten note pasted on a glass panel, titled “True Life Story” and bearing a sad emoji. Written in a Hindi-English mix, it read: “Is diari me jo kuch bhi likha hai wo sab padh lo kyunki ye sab sach hai. Read now!!! I’m really sorry. Sorry papa.”Police further revealed that all three sisters had not attended school since the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite being 16, the eldest was enrolled only in Class 4, indicating prolonged educational disruption.Residents rushed out after hearing the impact. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem.Officials said they are analysing the handwritten note, the diary referred to in it and digital evidence linked to the gaming app. All aspects, including online activity, family circumstances and mental health, are being examined as part of the ongoing probe.(With inputs from agencies)
