Four pilgrims die, two hurt en route Manimahesh shrine.

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Press Trust of India Chamba(HP)
Last Updated : Aug 18 2014 | 8:05 PM IST
Four pilgrims died and two other injured, in two separate incidents, on way to Manimahesh shirne in the Bharmour tribal area of the district.
In the first incident, two persons died and two others injured after their car in which they were travelling fell into a deep gorge on Chamba-Bharmour highway near Gehra late last evening en route Manimahesh shrine, said DK Chaudhury, Superintendent of Police, Chamba.
The deceased have been identified as Raman Kumar and Kaku alias Avtar while the injured had been identified as Raj Kumar and Vinay Kumar of Bungal area of Pathankot district of Punjab, the SP said.
In another incident, two pilgrims died after being hit by rolling boulders near Sundarasi last night when they were climbing the perilous mountain path towards the Manimahesh shrine.
The bodies of the deceased had been recovered and identified as Sunil Kumar of Jawalaji and Narayan Singh of Gurudaspur Punjab, the official said.

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First Published: Aug 18 2014 | 8:05 PM IST

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