Vaishno Devi pilgrim from Maharashtra dies of heart attack

A 47-year-old man from Maharashtra, on pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi, died of a heart attack in Katra town of Reasi district today, a police officer said.

Sanjay Daamji suffered cardiac arrest at Bhawan, after which he was shifted to a nearby dispensary where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

The officer said that a case has been registered and the body shifted to the mortuary at the community health centre, Katra.