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What Ghaziabad Sisters' Suicide & Bhajanpura Rape Case Reveal About Children’s Mental Health Today
What Ghaziabad Sisters' Suicide & Bhajanpura Rape Case Reveal About Children’s Mental Health Today
The ONLY question I get as a 30-something married woman is: when will you have a baby? I will admit this upfront: reading these stories makes me scared to even entertain that idea.
A world where a six-year-old is allegedly assaulted by three boys aged 10, 13, and 14, barely older than her, in Bhajanpura, and where three young sisters in Ghaziabad reportedly die by suicide after years of isolation, emotional stress, and withdrawal into online worlds. These are not just horrifying headlines but feel like warnings of a disaster unfolding right in front of our eyes.
Beyond the shock and grief, I find myself asking a harder question: what do these incidents mean? Not in terms of punishment or blame, but in terms of what we are missing about children's inner lives and how early that missing begins.
Mental-health experts caution against seeing such cases only as crimes or tragedies. They urge us to view them as signals of distress, neglect, exposure, and silence that built up long before anyone noticed.
According to Dr Shorouq Motwani, a consultant in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Mumbai's Narayana Health SRCC Children's Hospital, children often lack the words to tell us when something is wrong.
“Children do not always have the emotional vocabulary or cognitive maturity to name what they feel," she says. “Distress often shows up as behaviour because the nervous system is overwhelmed. Acting out, withdrawal, or sudden changes are forms of non-verbal communication."
Psychologists repeatedly emphasise that behaviour is not the issue; it is the message. A child who becomes aggressive, silent, withdrawn, or suddenly “difficult" is often communicating what they cannot articulate. Dr Motwani explains that early warning signs are frequently subtle.
“Sleep disturbances, frequent headaches or stomach aches, irritability, loss of interest in play, or sudden perfectionism can all be red flags," she says. “A child may appear functional at school but feel emotionally dysregulated inside."
These signs are easy to miss, especially in homes already under stress, but they are often the first indications that a child is not coping.
One uncomfortable reality parents now face is unchecked digital exposure. A smartphone and internet connection give children access to content no previous generation encountered so young, including violence, misogyny, and sexualised material.
Psychologists stress that parents can no longer afford to be passive about what their children consume. A constantly closed bedroom door combined with unrestricted screen access can become a high-risk environment, not because screens are inherently harmful, but because they replace supervision and emotional connection.
Reports note that in the Ghaziabad case, the children reportedly withdrew from school and spent most of their time online.
“When real-world connections feel unsafe or unfulfilling, digital spaces offer escape and control," she says. “Online worlds can temporarily soothe loneliness or anxiety."
Occasionally watching what children watch, asking about the influencers or creators they follow, and noticing shifts in behaviour are not acts of surveillance. When parents encounter content that demeans women or glorifies violence, experts suggest using it as a teaching moment rather than only scolding.
Children have moods. Adolescence especially is messy and emotionally charged. But psychologists say there is a difference between fluctuation and distress.
“Ordinary mood swings are temporary and situation-linked," Dr Motwani explains. “Deeper concerns tend to be persistent, intense, and interfere with daily functioning." When changes last weeks, affect sleep, appetite, academics or relationships, or are accompanied by withdrawal, anxiety or aggression, they may signal psychological distress rather than a passing phase.
After tragedies, families often say they had no idea their child was struggling. Psychologists hear this often, and say silence is rarely accidental. “Children may stop sharing when they feel misunderstood, judged, or dismissed," Dr Motwani says. “Fear of punishment, guilt, or burdening adults also silences them." Over time, emotional shutdown becomes a form of self-protection and avoiding your parents feels easier than confronting one's feelings.
What makes the Bhajanpura incident so unsettling is not just the crime itself, but what it reflects. A 6-year-old being raped by teenage boys shows our collective failure to teach emotional literacy early, to notice warning signs, and to intervene with care rather than shock.
Prevention, psychologists argue, does not begin with punishment. It begins with curiosity. With parents becoming investigators of their children's inner worlds. Asking difficult questions: What are they watching? What are they absorbing? Do they feel emotionally safe at home? Are they learning that power is the only way to be heard?
“It is rarely too late," Dr Motwani says. “The brain retains plasticity, and relationships can heal with patience, consistency, and emotional availability." For parents, and even the society, repair can begin by listening without interruption, and acknowledging feelings without rushing to correct them.
Source: News18
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