Bijnor,UPDATED: June 24, 2024 at 12:48 PM IST
Fayaz Ansari, a makeup artist from Bijnor who had accompanied former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan for the ongoing T20 World Cup, drowned in a swimming pool in the West Indies. This tragic incident left his family in turmoil. Fayaz Ansari hails from Nagina in Bijnor.
22 years ago, Fayaz Ansari of Mohalla Qazi Sarai in Nagina Tehsil, Bijnor, moved to Mumbai and opened her own salon. Meanwhile, Pathan started visiting her salon to do her makeup. Subsequently, the former jack-of-all-trades made Ansari his personal makeup artist, taking him on international trips.
Mohammad Ahmed, the deceased makeup artist’s cousin, reported that the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 is currently being played in the United States and the West Indies, with the Super 8 matches taking place in the West Indies. Pathan, who is part of the commentary team, is in the West Indies and had taken Ansari with him. From the Antilles learned that on Friday evening, June 21, Ansari had drowned in a hotel swimming pool while he was swimming. This news devastated his family.
According to Ansari’s cousin brother Mohammad Ahmed, he had gotten married barely two months ago and had moved from Nagina, Bijnor to Mumbai eight days ago. This sudden accident had plunged the family into grief, while his wife and his relatives were inconsolable.
He mentioned that Irfan Pathan himself took care of all the formalities in the West Indies to bring Ansari’s body back to India. The family plans to receive the body in Delhi, which is expected to take around three to four days.