GHAZIABAD: State Women’s Commission chairperson Babita Singh Chauhan on Saturday met the family of the three sisters, who died by suicide on Feb 3, at their house in Bharat City Society in Loni.Chauhan said it is the responsibility of parents to spend time with their children, talk to them, and monitor their online activities.The three girls, 16, 14 and 12, died after jumping from their ninth-floor flat, leaving behind a note stating they took the extreme step as their family did not understand their love for Korea and online games.Chauhan also questioned the family’s role in regulating and disciplining the girls’ content consumption and behaviour and if the content was being monitored. “Whether the house is small or the family is large, it doesn’t mean that children should be neglected,” she said.Chauhan told the family that many online games, social media platforms, and websites give children tasks that gradually affect their minds, adding that similar cases have come to light earlier as well. The family also shared that they were aware of how much the girls were fond of Korean culture and content, and constantly watched videos about them, but the family did not realise the seriousness of the situation. Police said that they were investigating the case from all angles.The ongoing probe into the suicide has revealed that the girls were close to their father and were upset after he took their phone, on which they watched Korean shows and consumed content. So far, the investigation has not pointed to evidence related to online gaming or game-based tasks.In the suicide note recovered after the incident, the girls apologised to their father. “Papa sorry, hum Korea nahi chhod sakte. Korea humari zindagi hai, Korea humari jaan hai, aur aap hume nahi chhuda sakte. I am sorry, hum jaan de rahe hai” ( Papa, sorry. We cannot leave Korea. Korea is our life, Korea is our soul, and you cannot separate us from it. I am sorry, we are giving up our lives.)
