Vaishno Devi pilgrim from Maharashtra dies in Katra

Jammu, November 20

A 70-year-old pilgrim from Maharashtra died after falling unconscious in Katra, the base camp of the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Reasi district, police said.

Pradeep Ashok Shah, a resident of Sholapur, who had reached Katra to pay obeisance at the shrine along with family, fell unconscious while travelling in a three-wheeler on Monday evening, they said.

He was rushed to a nearby community health centre, where doctors declared him brought dead, police officials said.

His body would be handed over to the family after completion of legal formalities, the official said. PTI