3 pilgrims die

Excelsior Correspondent

KATRA, June 15: In separate incidents, three devotees from different parts of the country had natural death while on pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, here today.
Reports said that 32- year old Preeti Tiwari, wife of Divesh Tiwari of Gran Mohini in Uttar Pradesh, fell unconscious near Adhkunwari while on way to the Bhawan. She was rushed to nearby dispensary where doctors declared her as brought dead.
Meanwhile, one Jai Singh (66), son of Bucha Ram of Karnal Haryana, suffered cardiac arrest near Bhawan. He was immediately shifted to dispensary but doctors declared him as brought dead.
Similarly, one Ashok Kumar (38), son of Som Pal of Muzaffarnagar, Haryana, also fell unconscious near Bhairon Ghati and was declared dead by the doctors at hospital.