India
A total of 40 pilgrims have died due to various reasons since the Amarnath yatra started on June 30.
Updated : Jul 23, 2010, 12:16 PM IST
Three pilgrims have died due to cardiac arrest at Baltal and Sheshnag en route the cave shrine of Amarnath in South Kashmir Himalayas, officials said here today.
22-year-old Pardeep Kumar Jaswal of Uttar Pradesh died at Sheshnag on the Pahalgam-Amarnath route yesterday, officials said.
While 55-year-old Badkar Parvinder of Madhya Pradesh died at Baltal, another 55-year-old Suthi Lal Gupta of Varanasi died at Dumel near Baltal due to cardiac arrest, they said.
A total of 40 pilgrims have died due to various reasons since the Amarnath yatra started on June 30.