‘Shooter Dadi’ Chandro Tomar no more

Octogenarian shooter Chandro Tomar, who became the oldest woman sharp-shooter in the world after taking up the sport in her 60s, died on Friday after battling Covid-19. She was 89 and was being treated at a hospital in Meerut since April 26.

“Mera saath chhoot gaya, Chandro kaha chali gayi (She has left me. Chandro where have you gone),” her sister-in-law Prakashi Tomar, who is also one of the oldest female sharp shooters, tweeted.

Chandro, known as ‘Shooter Dadi’, hailed from the Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh.

Her feat in shooting inspired the award-winning Bollywood movie Saand Ki Aankh.