44-year-old pilgrim dies on way to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine

A 44-year-old pilgrim died on his way to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district today, an official said.

A pilgrim named Titu Kumar of New Delhi suddenly fell down in an unconscious condition near Devidwar in the Adhkwari belt of Trikuta hills, a police officer said.

He was immediately shifted to the dispensary at Adhkwari where doctors declared him as brought dead, he said adding that a police team has been deputed for legal formalities.