Mumbai, May 17 : The last rites of child artist Taruni Sachdev, who died in a plane crash in Nepal, were performed here Wednesday evening. Her
body was brought to Mumbai from Kathmandu through cargo along with her
mother's body at 3 p.m. The funeral took place at Santa Cruz (West)
cremation ground at 5.30 p.m. Her mother was also cremated at the same
time. "Woh bhagwan ki beti thi, bhagwan ke paas chali gayi (She
was god's daughter, she has gone to god)," Taruni's father told
reporters here. Her maternal uncle said: "Apni maa ke saath
teerth yatra par gayi thi aur yeh sab ho gaya (She had gone on a
pilgrimage with her mother). We are still in state of shock." Taruni
was among 13 Indians who were killed when an aircraft crashed into a
hill while coming in to land at Jomsom in western Nepal. At 14,
she had already featured in almost 50 ads, including a commercial for
Rasna, and did a cameo in " Paa", apart from featuring in Malayalam films
"Vellinakshtram" and "Sathyam". No celebrities attended her
funeral. But Amitabh Bachchan, who played her school friend in " Paa",
condoled her death through a Twitter post, and sent a personal letter of
condolence to the bereaved family. © IANS |
