| Yatri from Maharashtra dies, toll 20 | | | | Srinagar, July 31: A yatri from Maharashtra died due to cardiac arrest at Pisso top on traditional Pahalgam track on way to holy cave, a yatra official said. He told that a yatri identified as 65-year-old Palvi Manik Sharma, son of Shiv Ram Manik, resident o Maharashtra suffered massive cardiac arrest at Pissu top. However, he was immediately rushed to health centre where he was declared brought dead. With this a total of 16 pilgrims, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), two sevadars and a local driver have died since the commencement of the 48-day-long annual pilgrimage from July 2 from both Baltal and Pahalgam tracks. A yatri and local driver were killed in a road accident while 15 other pilgrims died due to cardiac arrest. |
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