The incident occurred around 12.30pm.
Police have arrived on the spot and are investigating. No suicide note has been found from the spot yet. According to police, Varsha pumped two rounds into herself.
The entire area has been cordoned off and people are being restricted from going near the place. A flat in the building is also occupied by Asha's elder sister and singing legend Lata Mangeshkar.
Varsha, who worked as a freelance journalist, was divorced and had also tried to commit suicide in 2008 and 2010 by consuming a heavy dose of sleeping pills. She was, however, immediately taken to the hospital and saved.
Varsha stayed with her mother, who is currently attending a function in Singapore.
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@sohaib zeshan: guys saying here ‘may her soul rest in peace’ why should we pray for her when we know it is impossible. Which prayers of who meant for whom have worked for certain one knows not for certain. It therefore makes better sense to pray simply because it makes one feel good.
@hsn:
auromatic!!! hahaaahaa thats a real bad therapy session
@sohaib zeshan: Go to you tube and search for Asha Bhosle and you will be surprised how many of her songs you have been humming . If you had bee n buying original CD's and DVD's you would have been better informed.
Very sad news. Our condolences to Asha Bhosle and the entire family. For some odd reason Varsha Bhosle expressed great animosity towards Pakistan in her writings. She was certainly a right wing India nationalist and ignored the love and admiration that people in Pakistan had for her mother (and still do). In any case "Rest In Peace" Varsha Bosle. 56 is too young an age to depart from this world. I was really sorry to see hear about this even though she kept a very hostile posture towards Pakistanis. We will wait for Farzana from India to write about her.
I'm am impressed by the level of intellect here!!! And ET, it seems is short of news. It's turning into a tabloid. grow up ET.
RIP Varsha Bhosle.
@Amitabh Bachchan:
Why is this an issue ? Do you have any idea how old Asha Bhosle is ?
@Naushad Shafkat: I am not at all surprised. Amitabh Bachchan started the debate with his first and only comment, Seems llke he is not very friendly with Asha Bhosle.
She is famous for being a right wing journalist. I don't know why people are just discussing irrelevant stuff above.
@Aijaz Haider: What is wrong with having a 56 year old daughter? Why is everyone so surprised? Asha Bhosle is about 75+. having a daughter of that age should be no surprise. May she rest in peace.
Ayesha Bhosle's songs have been playing in Pakistan streets/homes/markets since decades and you will still hear them off and on walking through almost anywhere. Sure this was ayesha's daughter, of course not her so the question may arise whether it should be a story but I don't see anything wrong with it as ayesha has been a household name in pak for ages now.
@LionOfPunjab: May she rest in peace.
@Bashaar M Jamil: Read "Varsha pumped two rounds into herself."
@mc duffy: Thanks. I read the article again. It s not possible to pump two rounds after falling dead by the first bullet.
@sohaib zeshan: Yes!
@Amitabh Bachchan: "56 year old daughter? Sure? "
Asha is 79 years old and was married at age 16. 56 is the correct age and by the way Varsha is not even her eldest child. Hemant Bhonsle is older.
SOme of the singers who have healed the wounds of others have themselves led such sad lves- Jagjit Singh, Asha...Hope God gives her the strength to cope with this.
@maryam zahoor: True peace is for those who are at peace with The Creator.
auromatic pistol ........cmon
This is for ET. this is a sad news but it should not be a lead news on ET
A divorcee and a freelancer- with an over the top famous mom who had everything- fame, money and love of a husband and a family. It is not difficult to deduce the reason of suicide. I sympathy the woman, who had no chance at a second marriage maybe coz of her second name, a second hand fame and nothing much to her name- to say the least about the love of children at the age of 56!!!
It is very difficult for general public to realize her agony- but severe depression must have been the reason!
Very sad incident. God bless family of a great legend.
May her soul rest in peace! It is amazing all the posters are debating about the victim's age or cause. Not a word of sympathy?! This shows how insensitive we have become due to daily hate and violence in pakistan.
What's wrong with the age? How old is Asha gee may be above 76! My deep condolences to Asha gee..
ET,
Is this news bigger than 100's of suicides taking place in Pak? What is wrong with you guys?
Agree with Jamshaid Ashraf.....is it realy a news for Tribune???? The first question came to my mind after reading this headline...come on tribune dont make any thing a headline. keep ur news standards high
What is the point of highlighting this news on a major PAKISTANI news website??
@Hassan K Bajwa: Where does it say that she shot her self twice again?
@sohaib zeshan: You are spot on in your guess. Asha is younger sister of Lata Mangeshkar who is also a famous singer.
@ Hassan Nasir.. She had a riffle not a machine gun
@Aijaz Haider: please read the story carefully, he means how can a person shoot themselves two times in the head.
This is really really sad.
Just shows professional success does not necessarily lead to peace in life.
Asha Bhonsle (now 79 yrs old) daughter Varsha's age has been correctly stated as 56 since Asha got married at the young age of 15 only and has three children, one son and two daughters.
@Hassan K Bajwa: Dude, you might like to read the Jasusi Digest more and jump to such conclusions. It is possible indeed to shoot oneself twice in quick succession or even thrice! It all depends on the speed of dying!
@Anas: With an automatic.
@Emmad: Me too. Let's forgive ET once more..
How can a person shoot himself twice ? :S
@ Jamshaid.......i second that...
As per times of india she is in mid's 50
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Varsha-Bhosle-daughter-of-Asha-Bhosle-commits-suicide/articleshow/16722226.cms
Tribune Editor Pls Confirm !
@ Bajwa, It has and can happen. Could have been a semi automatic/automatic weapon, or a double barreled shotgun...
Anyway. Sad to hear regardless of what happened, my sympathies and condolences go out to Asha. More help for people who are in this sort of a situation is needed on our side of the border too, emergency helplines etc. Who knows how many people commit suicide due to hardships in our own nation. RIP.
Asha is 79 years old and her daughter can be 56 years old. its only 23 years difference
Tribune, is it really a headline for your news site? Do you have any criteria to decide which news should be the top news or any news can be picked randomly!
@Amitabh Bachchan: Probably a typo error. May she was 36 years old. Her mother should confirm the correct age of late Varsha Bhosle. Regards.
@Hassan K Bajwa: Please clarify your question. I can't get your point. Regards.
May she rest in peace.
Just a second please... How does a person who has shot herself, manage to shoot herself AGAIN??? Methinks some conclusions have been jumped to in this case.