Decomposed body recovered at Vaishnodevi

The decomposed body of a youth was recovered enroute the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi at Adhkuwari, 45 kms from in Jammu.

The decomposed body of a youth was recovered enroute the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi at Adhkuwari, 45 kms from in Jammu, on Monday.

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During the cleaning of the track to the cave shrine, sweepers smelled something foul. The odour was traced to a gorge following which sweepers recovered the body and informed police.

It was identified as that of Pawan Kumar of Devgunj in Haryana, police said, adding that a receipt of Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation (JKTDC) dated October 2 was found in his pocket.

Police has registered a case and started investigation in this direction.