Woman en route Vaishno Devi shrine dies of heart attack

A woman, on her way to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, died reportedly after suffering a heart attack.

Salochana Balla, in her 40s, from Maharshtra's Jalgaon district, fell unconscious en route the cave shrine late last night. She was immediately taken to a dispensary where the doctors declared her brought dead, a police officer said.

The body will be handed over to the family after legal formalities, the officer said.