The Ghaziabad police have recovered a mobile phone that Chetan Kumar, the father of the three sisters who died by suicide, sold to a shopkeeper a fortnight before the incident. The device was traced to an electronics shop in Shalimar Garden and was seized earlier this week. Officials have sent the phone for forensic examination to recover data that might help in the investigation regarding the tragic death of the three girls on February 4.
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What data are investigators looking for?
The recovered phone was sold for Rs 15,000 and was found reset to factory settings when the police seized it. Forensic experts are now trying to retrieve deleted social media activity and online history to understand the mindset of the victims. Initial reports suggest that the sisters, identified as Nishika, Prachi, and Pakhi, spent nearly 20 hours a day on the phone. They were largely consuming content from Korea and Japan and had even adopted Korean names like Maria, Aliza, and Cindy.
Why are police seeking a ban on specific games?
Police suspect the involvement of task-based horror games in this tragedy. Based on the suicide note and digital history, authorities have officially requested the government to ban five specific games. The investigation is also focusing on locating a second phone that the father sold three months ago using IMEI tracking.
The games identified for the ban request are:
- Poppy Playtime
- The Baby in Yellow
- Ice Cream Man
- Evil Nun
- Ice Game
