A shocking case has come to light from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Here three minor girls committed suicide by jumping from the ninth floor of an apartment. Initially people thought it was a normal case of suicide, but when the police investigated it, it came to light that this suicide was not due to any depression or problem, but due to an addiction, instead of giving up which the girls thought it right to embrace death.
Let us know how far the police investigation has reached in the case of death of three girls in Ghaziabad and what is the reason behind it?
Is this a case of Ghaziabad, when and how did the girls die?
The matter is of Tilamod police station area of ​​Ghaziabad. Here on February 3 (Tuesday) at around 2 am, three minor girls suddenly jumped from the window of a flat located on the ninth floor of an apartment. The girls’ parents were sleeping in another room when the incident occurred. The girls were 16, 14 and 12 years old. When the police arrived to investigate, it was not clear what was the reason for the girls’ suicide. After this, interrogation of his family members was started. Mobile phones and digital activities of the family are also being investigated. According to ACP Shalimar Garden Atul Kumar Singh, ‘At around 2:15 pm, information was received that three girls jumped from the balcony of the 9th floor in Bharat City. Three girls died on the spot due to fall. All three were sent to Loni hospital, where doctors declared all three dead. The father of the teenagers is into online trading and has been living on rent in Bharat City Society for three years, originally a resident of Delhi.
How did we know that the girls committed suicide?
When the police investigated the spot, they found an alleged eight-page suicide note in the girls’ room. In this suicide note, the girls have apologized to their parents for committing suicide in their handwriting. It is written in it- ‘Read whatever is written in this diary because it is all true. I’m sorry, Papa.’ There is also an emoji in the suicide note, in which a girl is shown crying.
‘Papa sorry…’, mentions ‘diary’ in letter with crying emoji; Story of suicide of three sisters of Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad DCP Nimish Patil said, “The investigation so far has revealed that all three girls have committed suicide. We have also received a note, which is being officially investigated. There is no name of any app in the investigation, but it is written in the note that the girls were influenced by Korean culture. Due to that they have committed suicide. The girls’ father had two marriages, their mothers are from different countries.”
How was the angle of Korean game addiction connected to the investigation?
According to ACP Atul Kumar Singh, initial investigation has revealed that the girls are addicted to a Korean task-based interactive- ‘Love Game’. Police said that the girls got addicted to online gaming during the lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The three sisters used to play Korean games together. Gradually they started doing everything together. From bathing to eating, sleeping and going to school. According to the police, “The girls’ parents had also expressed their displeasure in recent times over their mobile phone addiction. The girls were quite distressed as their family members had banned their use of mobile phones and it is possible that this resentment may have led them to take this extreme step.” According to DCP Patil, the impact of this game was so much that even the education of girls had become irregular. The three girls had not gone to school for two years. Even earlier, his performance in studies was continuously deteriorating. He said that it is not yet clear when he got addicted to mobile phones and gaming. However, it is certain that she was completely addicted to the use of mobile phones.
What is love game, which is likely to cause addiction?
Police suspect that the girls were addicted to Korean love games. It is an online, task-based interactive game in which players engage with a virtual partner. In this game, players choose a virtual companion who speaks to them in Korean, sends love messages and assigns them new tasks every day. The game spreads mainly through social media platforms and messaging apps.
Why does it become addictive?
Emotional connection: Players get to live in a fantasy world with their virtual partner. In the Ghaziabad incident, the girls had written in their suicide note that ‘Korea is our life’, which shows their deep mental connection.
Change of identity: Due to excessive addiction, players forget their Indian identity and start considering themselves Korean. They also keep their Korean names.
Pressure and Threats: As the game progresses, the tasks become more difficult and personal. In some cases, players are even threatened for not following instructions, putting them under mental stress and pressure.
How big a danger can this game be?
According to reports, experts and police are comparing this game with the infamous Blue Whale Challenge, which went viral between 2016-18. Then several reports came out that children allegedly even embraced death while completing the tasks of this game. In fact, after the initial easy tasks of such games, the later tasks can be risky or harmful. Not only this, when children get addicted to it, they leave their other work like studies, going to school and playing sports and start getting isolated from the family.