The New York City woman charged with setting fire to her ex-boyfriend’s Queens home, killing him and another woman inside, is the sister of a top Bollywood star, according to a report. Aliya Fakhri, who was indicted on murder charges last week,

Nargis Fakhri’s sister was arrested for allegedly murdering her ex-boyfriend and his friend in New York by setting fire to a garage. Her ex-boyfriend Edward Jacobs (35) and his friend Anastasia Ettienne (33) died in the incident which occurred in the Jamaica neighbourhood of Queens on November 2.

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Aliya Fakhri, the sister of actress Nargis Fakhri, has been charged with murder in connection to a deadly fire at her ex-boyfriend's residence in New York City.

Aliya Fakhri, sister of actress Nargis Fakhri, has been accused of setting a fire at a garage in Queens, New York, on November 2, which led to the tragic deaths of Edward Jacobs and Anastasia Star Ettienne.

Aliya Fakhri was born and brought up in Queens, New York, along with her sister Nargis. Both of them were born to a Pakistani father and Czech mother.