India, Feb. 6 -- Three sisters aged 12, 14 and 16 died after allegedly jumping from the ninth floor of their residential building in Ghaziabad on Wednesday. The tragic incident has been linked to excessive immersion in the online world, a concern increasingly being raised in cases involving children and teenagers.

The girls were reportedly deeply influenced by Korean culture and had stopped attending school nearly a year ago, spending much of their time on mobile phones. Police sources said their father had restricted their phone usage a few days before the incident, underscoring the fragile dependence many adolescents have on their digital lives. (Also read: Ghaziabad triple suicide: Psychologist shares practical steps for parents to ma...