Singer Chitra Iyer’s sister Sharada Iyer dies while trekking in Oman

An Indian expatriate living in Muscat died on Friday, January 2, in a trekking accident in Oman's Jebel Shams region. The woman has been identified as Sharada Iyer, 52, the daughter of late agricultural scientists RD Iyer and Rohini Iyer and the sister of Malayalam playback singer Chitra Iyer.

A former manager with Oman Air, Sharada was a native of Thazhava in Kerala. As per the authorities, she was part of a group trekking along the marked trails of the rugged Wadi Ghul in the Jebel Shams area, located in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate.

The exact cause of her death has not been disclosed, but the area's steep cliffs and difficult terrain are well-known risks among trekkers, according to a report by Gulf News.

According to reports, she returned to Oman on December 24 after travelling to India to attend her father's burial, who passed away on December 11.

Following her death, Chitra Iyer shared an emotional tribute on Instagram, describing her sister as a ‘feisty little banshee’ and expressing deep heartbreak.

“Run along, you feisty little banshee of a sister! You run too fast! But I'll catch up... eventually... soon, I promise. Love you, you insufferable monster. You hottie. You saxy thayng! What am I going to do? How will I ever carry on living without your annoying voice jabbering nonstop at the other end of the phone? Or screaming from the next room?? Or just .. being annoying. Being the brat. Being you,” she wrote.

Sharada met with a ‘freak accident’ around 2 pm local tim

e while on a trekking expedition in the Grand Canyon of Arabia, she added.

Sharada's body is being flown to their ancestral home in Thazhava, Kerala, where her last rites are scheduled for January 7, she informed in another post on Instagram.

Further details about the incident are awaited.