Mannara Chopra‘s father, Advocate Raman Rai Handa passed away on Monday at the age of 71. She shared an official statement on social media which read, “With profound grief and sorrow we inform the sad demise of our loving father who left us for his heavenly abode on 16/06/2025. He was the pillar of strength for our family.”Mannara is Priyanka Chopra‘s cousin and the ‘Fashion’ actress expressed grief over his demise. She took to her Instagram stories and said, “You’ll always be in our hearts. Rest easy Raman uncle (fufaji). Om Shanti.” Priyanka’s brother Siddharth Chopra also expressed his sorrow. He re-shared a statement earlier shared by Mannara. He wrote, “Will miss you Raman uncle (folded hands emoji).”His last rites will take place on June 18 at 1pm at the Crematorium Ground in Amboli, Andheri West, Mumbai. For those not in the know, Raman Rai Handa was a lawyer at the Delhi High Court. He is survived by his wife, Kamini, and daughters Mannara and Mitali.ANI had reported that he was not well for the past few days due to undisclosed reasons.On work front, Mannara was last seen in ‘Bigg Boss 17’ and ‘Laughter Chefs’. The actress had made her Bollywood debut with ‘Zid’. Recently, Mannara, Priyanka and their entire family had gotten together as they celebrated Siddharth Chopra’s wedding.