Nawazuddin Siddiqui loses his 26-year old sister, Syama Tamshi Siddiqui, after she battles cancer for 8 years

Nawazuddin Siddiqui sister, Syama Tamshi Siddiqui, passed away on 7 December, after battling cancer for 8 years. She was only 26 years old. Syama was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 18.

According to a report in Amar Ujala, Nawaz’s brother, Ayazuddin Siddiqui, confirmed that their sister had breathed her last at a hospital in Pune. He also said that Nawazuddin was in the US for work and will return in time for the funeral.

The last rites will take place on Sunday, 8 December, at the family’s ancestral village, Budhana, in Uttar Pradesh.