‘Unbearable loneliness’: The words Ghaziabad sisters left on their wall after being cut off from school and outside world

• Three sisters in Ghaziabad died by suicide after years of isolation and distress
• Diary and wall writings revealed deep loneliness and conflict with parents
• Family faced financial stress and lack of schooling for the children

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The writings found on the walls of the room and entries in a diary have revealed deep loneliness, isolation and emotional distress of the three sisters in Ghaziabad, who died by suicide by jumping off a modified window of their ninth floor flat in a high-rise in the early hours of Wednesday.

The sisters, aged 16, 14 and 12, were found dead in their home. Police say the room where they spent most of their time offers important clues to their state of mind.

On the walls of the room, the sisters had scribbled words that pointed to extreme emotional isolation. Lines such as “I am very, very alone”, “My life is very very alone” and “Make me a heart of broken” were found written repeatedly. Investigators believe these messages reflect how cut off the girls felt from the world around them.

Cut off from school and the outside world

Police said the girls had not been attending school for the last two to three years. They had stopped going to school after struggling academically, which allegedly made them feel embarrassed and withdrawn. They were neither enrolled in school nor being homeschooled after the Covid pandemic.

Instead, the sisters spent most of their time confined to their room. They did everything together, eating, bathing and spending time, and rarely stepped out. They did not play with other children in the housing society and had little interaction with the outside world.

Influence of Korean culture

Investigators said the sisters were heavily influenced by Korean pop culture. Police believe they were addicted to mobile phones and an online Korean interactive game. K-pop music, Korean dramas and actors played a major role in their daily lives.

The girls even called each other by names taken from television shows, Maria, Aliza and Cindy, and seemed to be living in what police described as a “parallel world”. South Korea appeared to be their emotional refuge in an otherwise isolated life, as they imagined it through K-pop and dramas.

Conflict with parents deepened emotional distance

A diary recovered from the room, which police believe was written by the 14-year-old sister, details growing bitterness towards their parents. In it, the sisters listed 19 things they said their parents disapproved of, including not only K-dramas but also Chinese, Japanese, Thai, American and British music and actors.

They also mentioned cartoon shows like Shinchan and Doraemon, as well as mobile games, which they felt were unfairly criticised. In one entry, they wrote that they loved Korean actors and K-pop groups more than even family members.

Younger sibling and feelings of rejection

The diary also refers to their four-year-old younger sister, Devu. The three sisters wrote that they wanted to make her “their own” and criticised their parents for introducing her to Bollywood culture and other children. They expressed anger when their mother asked them to focus on studies instead of Korean content, The Times of India reported.

One incident involving Devu appears to have deeply upset them and led them to emotionally distance themselves further from the family.

Violence, fear and household stress

Some diary entries suggest the girls may have faced physical punishment, though it is unclear from whom. One line read, “Did we live in this world to get beaten by you… death would be better for us than beatings.” There were also cryptic references to marriage, which caused anxiety despite the girls being underage.

Police said the diary has been sent for forensic examination.

Family struggling with debt

Behind the sisters’ fantasy world was a family under severe stress. Their father, Chetan Kumar, a stock trader, carried a debt burden of Rs 2 crore. The girls did not have mobile phones because their father had sold them to pay the electricity bill, the police said, adding he also threatened the children he would marry them off.

Police said he had taken loans and may not have been able to afford schooling for the children.

Chetan was also dealing with marital problems. Two of his partners had allegedly left home in May 2025, leading him to file missing person complaints. Both later returned.