Pilgrim dies enroute to Vaishno Devi shrine

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Press Trust of India Jammu
Last Updated : Aug 24 2015 | 2:42 PM IST
A pilgrim on his way to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine died of heart attack today near Adh Kuwari in Katra belt of Reasi district, police said.
The deceased, identified as Pawan Kumar (30) of Kaithal in Haryana, had come on a pilgrimage to the cave shrine along with his cousins and a group of fourteen other persons, they said.
He fell unconscious and was taken to a dispensary where doctors declared him as brought dead, police said.
A case has been registered and further investigation has started in this regard, they added.
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First Published: Aug 24 2015 | 2:42 PM IST