Shooter Dadi' Chandro Tomar Passes Away Due to Covid-19
On Friday, The famous “shooter dadi” Chandro Tomar lost her battle to the coronavirus and passed away. She has tested positive for covid and has been admitted to a hospital due to breathing problem.
The famous dadi shooter Chandro Tomar , who is nicknamed ‘Shooter Dadi’ passed away on Friday after she contracted coronavirus and was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday due to difficulty in breathing. The Twitter handle of the 89-year-old legendary shooter, hailing from the Baghpat village in Uttar Pradesh, had posted the development on Tuesday. “Dadi Chandro Tomar has tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a hospital due to breathing problem. God protect all - Family," a tweet on her page read.
On Friday, she lost her battle to the coronavirus and passed away. Her sister and fellow shooter, who picked up the sport very late with her, expressed the pain of her loss on Twitter and wrote, “Mera saath chhoot gaya, Chandro kahanchaligayi (I lost my partner, where did Chandro go)." Chandro was already 60-plus when she picked up the gun for the first time but went on to win many national competitions, even inspiring a Bollywood movie on her life ‘Saand ki Aankh’.
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