India, Feb. 6 -- NEW DELHI

In a heart-wrenching suicide note, three sisters who jumped to their deaths from their Ghaziabad high-rise on Wednesday declared that Korean culture and K-pop were their entire existence - "it was our life" - and said that they felt emotionally severed from a family that constantly mocked and criticised their love for Korea.

"As much as we wanted Korean actors and K-pop, we did not want you people [in our lives] at all," wrote the girls, aged 11, 14, and 16, in a note accessed by HT. The document paints a picture of profound alienation, describing how they were "forced to accept things" they didn't love, leading them to completely "turn away" from their family.

The note begins with an apology to their father ...