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\nThree sisters have died after jumping from the ninth floor of an apartment building in India, local authorities confirmed on Wednesday, Feb. 4The girls were identified as sisters Nishika, 16, Prachi, 14, and Pakhi, 12. All three died at the scene, according to local policeThe teens were reportedly obsessed with an online game from Korea and had recently been denied access to playing it, their father reportedly told local outlet NDTV.<\/p>\n
Three sisters have died after jumping from the ninth floor of an apartment building in India.\n<\/p>\n
Around 2:15 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Feb. 4, local police responded to reports that \u201cthree girls had jumped from the balcony of the ninth floor\u201d of an apartment building on the outskirts of New Delhi, the Uttar Pradesh Police (UPP) announced on X<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n The girls were identified as sisters Nishika, 16, Prachi, 14, and Pakhi, 12. All three died at the scene, according to authorities.\n<\/p>\n \u201cUpon reaching the scene, an investigation was conducted, revealing that three girls had died due to falling on the ground floor,\u201d said the UPP. \u201cThey were sent to Loni Hospital by ambulance, where the three girls were declared dead.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cLegal proceedings by the police are underway,\u201d the authorities added.\n<\/p>\n Generic image of police lights in India.<\/p>\n Getty<\/p>\n The sisters reportedly jumped from the balcony of their family apartment one after the other, and left an eight-page suicide note in a diary for their parents, according to the Indian outlet NDTV<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n This detailed their love for online gaming and what appeared to be an \u201cextreme addiction to everything Korean,\u201d their father, Chetan Kumar, told NDTV.\n<\/p>\n