Ghaziabad cops seek ban on five gaming apps cited in sisters' suicide note

• Police urge UP govt to ban 5 gaming apps after 3 sisters' suicide in Ghaziabad
• Girls' suicide note named Poppy Playtime, Evil Nun, and other games
• UP Women's Commission advises schools to avoid mobile-based homework for young kids

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Police in Ghaziabad have written to the Uttar Pradesh government to ban five online gaming applications after three minor sisters allegedly jumped to their deaths last week. According to officials, the girls mentioned these games in a suicide note recovered from their home.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Trans-Hindon zone) Nimish Patil said the police have formally written to the state authorities recommending a ban on the apps. “The suicide note clearly mentions five online games that the girls were playing. We have sent our recommendation to the state government, which will forward it to the Centre for further action,” Patil was quoted by Hindustan Times as saying.

The incident took place in the early hours of February 4, when the three sisters, aged 11, 14 and 16, jumped from the ninth floor of their high-rise apartment in Ghaziabad.

During the investigation, police found that the girls spent long hours on their mobile phones watching Korean dramas, K-pop videos and gaming-related content. The five games named in the suicide note are Poppy Playtime, The Baby in Yellow, Evil Nun, Ice Cream Man and Ice Game, officials said.

The girls' father earlier said that his daughters had not been attending school for the past three years and had become heavily dependent on mobile phones and online entertainment. He claimed repeated attempts to limit their screen time had failed.

The case has also drawn the attention of the Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission. Its chairperson, Babita Singh Chauhan, visited the family on Saturday and expressed concern over the rising addiction to mobile phones and online games among children. She later wrote to district magistrates across the state, asking schools not to send homework or projects through mobile phones for students up to Class 5.

Police said that while the investigation is still ongoing, no evidence of foul play has been found so far. “We are treating this as a case of suicide at present,” DCP Patil said.

A police team has also been sent to Delhi to record the statement of the girls’ maternal grandfather. The inquiry is being supervised by an officer of the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police, officials added.