Bhubaneswar, Feb. 4 -- Three minor sisters were found dead in the early hours of Wednesday after they allegedly jumped from the ninth floor of a residential apartment in Bharat City Society under Tila Mod police station limits in Ghaziabad, police said.

The incident occurred around 2 am in Tower B-1 of the housing complex. The deceased have been identified as Nishika (16), Prachi (14), and Pakhi (12). Residents alerted the police after the incident caused panic in the society.

The girls were rushed to the Joint Hospital in Loni, where doctors declared them dead.

According to ACP Shalimar Garden Atul Kumar Singh, a window in one of the rooms of the flat was found open. The room reportedly housed a small temple, and investigators are exa...