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8-year-old girl dies en route Vaishno Devi shrine
An 8-year-old girl on Monday died after being hit by a piece of rock, which rolled down Trikuta hills en-route the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Katra belt of Reasi district, police said.
Updated on: Jul 21, 2014, 15:39:17 IST
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An 8-year-old girl on Monday died after being hit by a piece of rock, which rolled down Trikuta hills en-route the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Katra belt of Reasi district, police said.
Vidushi, who was on a pilgrimage to the cave shrine in Trikuta hills along with her family, was hit by a piece of rock, which slided from the hill top due to landslides near Sanjichat on Monday, they said.
She died due to a head injury, police said, adding her body has been handed over to her father after completion of legal formalities.
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