‘Sorry, Papa. Korea is our life…’: Heartbreaking diary note of 3 sisters reveals tragic obsession with Korean games, leaving family in tears

Initial enquiries suggested the victims had been spending significant time on mobile phones and were allegedly addicted to the so-called Korean gaming app. Later, police sources ruled out the Korean gaming app angle.

During a search of the family’s flat, police recovered the one-page suicide note addressed to the girls’ parents. Police took the note into custody as part of the investigation.

Police also found photos of the family members scattered on the floor of the victims’ room following the incident. Scribbles on the wall inside the building were found that read, “I am very, very alone. My life is very, very alone.”

Residents reported hearing a loud noise and raised an alarm, after which police were informed. A team reached the spot, secured the area, and sent the bodies for post-mortem examination.

A neighbour who witnessed the final moments of the victims described the horrific scene he saw, saying he initially mistook them for a couple with a child attempting suicide, and that it was an abnormal feeling.

WHAT THE VICTIMS’ FATHER SAID

“I never knew that it would be a task-based game in which they tell you to die. I thought they were playing ludo. Forensic experts told me that my daughters were involved in such a game. They used to play on a mobile phone, which was seized by police,” he had told India Today TV.

WHAT POLICE SAID

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Nimish Patil said the victims were influenced by Korean culture. He said the family had banned mobile phones for some days and that no information about the tasks or the online game had been found.

Police are questioning the family members and examining the girls’ mobile phones and their digital activities. They also said that cyber experts may assist in analysing online interactions and app usage history.

“We received information that three girls jumped to their death from the ninth-floor balcony of their building. Police rushed to the spot and took the bodies into custody. The victims were rushed to a hospital in Loni where they were declared brought dead,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Atul Kumar Singh said.

The victims’ father was married twice. He first married a woman who was not able to conceive initially. He then married the woman’s younger sister, with whom he had three children. Later, the first wife had two children.

Among the three victims who died by suicide, two were daughters from the man’s second marriage, while the third was his daughter from his first marriage.

Police sources said all the three girls had not attended school for the past two years after the Covid-19 pandemic. They were weak and struggled to study, and the family’s financial condition was not good.The two surviving children are – a boy who is 9-years-old and a girl, 3.

As investigators continue to examine the girls’ digital activity and speak with family members, the tragedy has raised difficult questions about adolescent mental health, parental supervision, online influences and the pressures young people may silently struggle with at home.

News Story Inputs: Media Reports