New Delhi, April 16 -- Days before a woman's 'chaliswa' -- a 40-day mourning ritual - was to be observed, her 20-year-old daughter was shot dead in Delhi's Shahdara, leaving their family to deal with another cruel blow within a span of weeks. Saira was shot twice by her boyfriend, Rizwan (20) around 9.30 pm on Monday at Shahdara's GTB Enclave area, a senior police officer said.
She is survived by her two brothers and two sisters who are now having to come to terms with the twin tragedy. "We were still mourning one loss, now we are preparing for another funeral," a family member said. Saira had only recently moved to live with one of her sisters, Sayyeda (41), and her husband in Kudi Colony after their mother's death. Her father died many y...