2 Vaishnodevi pilgrims die in Jammu and Kashmir

Two pilgrims die on their way to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi at Ardhkuwari in Reasi district.

Two pilgrims died on their way to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi on Tuesday at Ardhkuwari in Reasi district.

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Nand Kishore Singh, hailing from Uttar Pradesh suffered a heart attack at Ardhkuwari enroute shrine and was shfited to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead, officials said.

Another pilgrim, Ram Prasad from Bihar, died under mysterious circumstances at Bhawan of shrine.

Both the bodies have been handed to their families, they said.