TRIGGER WARNING: This post contains information about suicide, which may be triggering to some.
Sometimes obsessions can become deadly. A family in India is learning that after it was revealed three sisters who committed suicide were obsessed with Korean culture. Korean pop culture has become massive globally, thanks to K-pop groups such as BTS, Blackpink, and Stray Kids, Korean television shows, and hit movies like K-Pop Demon Hunters. The sisters allegedly played a game on their phones that only escalated their fixation on Korean culture. When they were denied access to their phones, their lives became unbearable, and that isolation led them to decide their only option was to end their lives.
Police were called to an apartment in Ghaziabad, outside New Delhi, around 2:15 a.m. on February 4, 2026, the assistant police commissioner shared on X. As their parents slept, the girls locked themselves in their room and jumped off their balcony, one after another.
“Upon reaching the scene, an investigation was conducted, revealing that three girls—Nishika, aged approximately 16 years, Prachi, aged approximately 14 years, and Pakhi, aged approximately 12 years—daughters of Chetan Kumar, had died due to falling on the ground floor. They were sent to the 50-bed Loni Hospital by ambulance,” one post read.
The sound of their bodies hitting the ground alongside their screams woke their parents and neighbors and alerted the apartment complex’s security, NDTV reported. By the time their parents were able to break down their bedroom door, they were too late.
“When we reached the scene, we confirmed that three girls, daughters of Chetan Kumar, had died after jumping from the building,” Assistant Commissioner of Police Atul Kumar Singh said.
Before they jumped, the sisters who died wrote out an eight-page suicide note in an old diary.
3 sisters Pakhi 12,Prachi 14 & Vishika 16 from Ghaziabad in their diary confessed addiction 2 Korean LOVER game with 50 escalating tasks including final one that led 2 their death on Tuesday
— 💝🌹💖🇮🇳jaggirmRanbir🇮🇳💖🌹💝 (@jaggirm) February 4, 2026
Father Chetan Kumar said that this started during lockdown down, with Korean game rules pic.twitter.com/VrpevoNdFS
“Read everything written in this diary because all of it is true,” the note read. “Read now. I’m really sorry. Sorry, Papa,” it was accompanied by a hand-drawn crying emoji.
The note detailed that the girls were obsessed with all things Korean. And that obsession ultimately contributed to their deaths.
“They said Papa sorry, Korea is our life, Korea is our biggest love, whatever you say, we cannot give it up. So we are killing ourselves,” their father, Chetan Kumar, said through tears. “This should not happen to any parent or child.”
“You tried to distance us from Koreans, but now you know how much we love Koreans,” the note allegedly added.
According to a report from Press Trust of India, the three sisters obsessively played a “Korean game that involved a series of tasks.” Allegedly, they have not gone to school in two years.
“They had been playing the game for two-and-a-half to three years,” Kumar told PTI. “They often said they wanted to go to Korea.”
Senior police officer Nimish Patel told NDTV, “It is clear that the girls were influenced by Korean culture and have mentioned it in the suicide note.” He explained, “For the past few days, they had been denied access to a mobile phone, a restriction that appeared to have affected them.” Their deaths are still under investigation.
Both outlets reported that Kumar has two wives, who are sisters. The sisters who died belonged to both of his wives. They allegedly did everything together.
Note: If you or any of your loved ones are struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can always reach out to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling 988. They are available 24/7 by phone or online chat.
