| 2 Amarnath Yatri die of Cardiac arrest, Toll goes up to 5 | | | Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, July 3 : With two more pilgrims dying of cardia arrest enroute the Holy Cave, the toll has gone up to 28. According to reports two pilgrims Sadhu Marathi Giri '59'son of Gusu Prem Giri resident of Tamil Nadu and 42-year-old Balwant Singh son of Jaga Ram resident of Gurgaon fell unconscious enroute to holy cave via Baltal route.
Police said both the Yatries fell down unconscious. They were rushed to hospital where they were declared brought dead.
Pertinently five pilgrims have died so far. The deceased have been identified as Sunil Dharmani who died due to cardiac arrest on his way to the cave on Saturday afternoon, Suresh Yadav son of Kharpallu Yadav from Bedi. Borhagaon, Varanasi, and Dara Singh son of Gian Singh from Bhatinda, were crushed to death when two large boulders rolled down the snow mountain near the Holy Cave. |
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