Ghaziabad, Feb. 5 -- Residents of a high-rise society here were jolted awake around 2am on Wednesday by a crashing thud followed by screams, only to discover three teenage sisters - aged 11, 14, and 16 years - lying lifeless after a nine-floor fall, as their distraught parents argued amid the unfolding tragedy.

One resident of an adjacent tower told HT that he witnessed the final moments of what police are treating as an apparent triple suicide. Arun Kumar, who lives on the 10th floor of Tower A4, said he was on his balcony recording content for social media, when he noticed unusual movement in a flat across from him.

"There was light fog, and the visibility wasn't very clear. I just saw figures near the window. I couldn't even make out...