Two Vaishnodevi pilgrims die in Jammu and Kashmir

Two pilgrims on their way to cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi today died due to heart attack in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

62-year-old Somawati, resident of Kanpur, suffered a cardiac arrest near Behro Ghati in Trikuta hills of Katra tehsil early today and was shifted to a hospital where doctors declared her as brought dead, they said.

Another pilgrim, 65-year-old Bitan Lal Verma, hailing from Madhya Pradesh, died of heart attack near Adh Kuwari, enroute the cave shrine, they said.