Ahmedabad/Thiruvananthapuram: Thousands of kilometers away from New Zealand, four distraught families in Gujarat and Kerala are waiting for one last glance of their five relatives who were among those killed in a shooting at two mosques in Christchurch.
The grieving families are trying to cope with the loss of their loved ones in the attack by a gunman which left 50 people dead.
Among the deceased were a 28-year-old man from Gujarat, who was recently blessed with a baby boy, and his father, and an Imam who shifted to New Zealand three weeks ago, after his citizenship was confirmed. Farhaj Ahsan, an engineer hailing from Hyderabad, is also feared to have died, a family member said.
A grieving Yasmeen Vora from Vadodara said their relative Arif Vora (58) went to New Zealand with his wife on February 14 to see their son Rameez Vora (28).
Rameez Vora, who was settled in New Zealand, took his parents to offer Friday prayers at the mosque when the incident took place, she said.
“Arif’s other son Raheel, who lives in Australia, confirmed that both Arif bhai and Rameez were killed in the attack,” said the distraught woman. (PTI)
