The Ghaziabad suicide case where three sisters, aged 12, 14 and 16, died after falling from a ninth floor apartment in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad has sent police into a tizzy. Chilling details have emerged in the case and now it has been revealed that the three sisters, who largely lived in isolation and were reportedly obsessed with Korean dramas, were taken to a private tutor. Three minor girls introduced themselves with Korean names- Maria, Aliza and Cindy — and told her they had been adopted from Korea and China, reports TOI's Avishek Kumar.
The tutor revealed that the three sisters were "very weak in studies" and struggled to do basic calculations and even failed to recognise numbers, the TOI report said. "They were very weak in studies, but I decided to give them time because they had not been going to school since Covid. They didn't have books, so I gave them one each for English, maths and Hindi. When I gave them some basic calculations, like additions and multiplications, they failed to recognise numbers. They couldn't even copy numbers or letters from textbooks," the tutor told TOI.
The tutor revealed that the girls paid little attention to their studies and did not complete their assignments too. "I asked them to learn tables of 2 and get ready for a test the next day. But they came without any preparations. When I sought to know the reason, they gave a weird answer — that they had been adopted from China and Korea. I asked their father about it. He told me about their fixation with everything Korean," the tutor was quoted by TOI as saying. Disturbed by their condition and progress, the tutor said she stopped teaching them and returned the fees around 20 days before the incident.
According to police, the girls had stopped attending school and remained cut off from peers. They reportedly spent most of their time consuming online content centred on Korean culture and had even launched a YouTube channel focused on K-dramas and animated characters. But the channel was reportedly removed by their father days before their death.
ALSO READ: HDFC bank viral video update: 'I am a Thakur and proud of it', woman employee who said ‘Thakur hoon main’, explains why she lost her temper
Officers said the channel was removed after their father objected to what he viewed as their growing fixation with Korean culture. Kumar allegedly told investigators that his daughters were “living in their own world” and frequently spoke about going to Korea after watching reels and other social media content.
DCP (Trans-Hindon) Nimish Patil said Kumar had purchased two phones around six months ago for the eldest daughter and her 14-year-old half-sister, hoping they would become “famous like YouTubers.” “He sold one phone three months ago, and the other just 15 days before the suicides,” Patil said.
ALSO READ: Rajpal Yadav case: Sonu Sood comes out to help 'Phir Hera Pheri' actor amid cheque bounce trouble, says giving small amount not for charity but...
Police said the second phone was sold for Rs 15,000 at the Shalimar Garden shop and the owner still had the device when cops visited on Monday. Both phones are crucial to verify what the sisters were consuming online and whether they were in touch with anyone outside the family.
"All crucial data on the phone was already deleted before it was sold. Now, we have sent the mobile set to a forensic lab to recover the data, such as apps and the girls' social media accounts. If we can retrieve the information, we will know about friends the three girls made online, and how much time they spent browsing the internet. We are trying to recover the second phone with the help of surveillance," Patil said.
(With TOI inputs)
The tutor revealed that the three sisters were "very weak in studies" and struggled to do basic calculations and even failed to recognise numbers, the TOI report said. "They were very weak in studies, but I decided to give them time because they had not been going to school since Covid. They didn't have books, so I gave them one each for English, maths and Hindi. When I gave them some basic calculations, like additions and multiplications, they failed to recognise numbers. They couldn't even copy numbers or letters from textbooks," the tutor told TOI.
The tutor revealed that the girls paid little attention to their studies and did not complete their assignments too. "I asked them to learn tables of 2 and get ready for a test the next day. But they came without any preparations. When I sought to know the reason, they gave a weird answer — that they had been adopted from China and Korea. I asked their father about it. He told me about their fixation with everything Korean," the tutor was quoted by TOI as saying. Disturbed by their condition and progress, the tutor said she stopped teaching them and returned the fees around 20 days before the incident.
Ghaziabad sisters didn't attend school since Covid
The three sisters, all minors, were found lying next to each other on the society premises in Ghaziabad on February 4, directly below their ninth-floor apartment window. They were taken to hospital and declared dead on arrival.According to police, the girls had stopped attending school and remained cut off from peers. They reportedly spent most of their time consuming online content centred on Korean culture and had even launched a YouTube channel focused on K-dramas and animated characters. But the channel was reportedly removed by their father days before their death.
ALSO READ: HDFC bank viral video update: 'I am a Thakur and proud of it', woman employee who said ‘Thakur hoon main’, explains why she lost her temper
Officers said the channel was removed after their father objected to what he viewed as their growing fixation with Korean culture. Kumar allegedly told investigators that his daughters were “living in their own world” and frequently spoke about going to Korea after watching reels and other social media content.
Ghaziabad sisters death: New info
Ghaziabad police have recovered a mobile phone that belonged to one of the sisters, a development that could offer the first significant digital lead in a case that has so far relied largely on the family’s account. The handset, sold by their father about 15 days before their deaths, was traced to an electronics shop in Shalimar Garden and seized. It has now been sent for forensic examination to recover any deleted data.DCP (Trans-Hindon) Nimish Patil said Kumar had purchased two phones around six months ago for the eldest daughter and her 14-year-old half-sister, hoping they would become “famous like YouTubers.” “He sold one phone three months ago, and the other just 15 days before the suicides,” Patil said.
ALSO READ: Rajpal Yadav case: Sonu Sood comes out to help 'Phir Hera Pheri' actor amid cheque bounce trouble, says giving small amount not for charity but...
Police said the second phone was sold for Rs 15,000 at the Shalimar Garden shop and the owner still had the device when cops visited on Monday. Both phones are crucial to verify what the sisters were consuming online and whether they were in touch with anyone outside the family.
"All crucial data on the phone was already deleted before it was sold. Now, we have sent the mobile set to a forensic lab to recover the data, such as apps and the girls' social media accounts. If we can retrieve the information, we will know about friends the three girls made online, and how much time they spent browsing the internet. We are trying to recover the second phone with the help of surveillance," Patil said.
(With TOI inputs)
