Amarnath Yatri From Ludhiana Goes Missing In J&K's Ganderbal
Srinagar, Jul 12: An Amarnath yatri went missing in Ganderbal district after jumping off a railing, police said on Saturday. Surinder Pal Arora, a resident of Ludhiana, was trekking from Brarimarg to Railpathri in a group of seven when, around...
01:01 PM Jul 12, 2025 IST
13th Battalion NDRF Rescue Team is conducting intensive search and rescue operations at Rail Pathri near the Baltal Base Camp to locate a missing Yatri.
Srinagar, Jul 12: An Amarnath yatri went missing in Ganderbal district after jumping off a railing, police said on Saturday.
Surinder Pal Arora, a resident of Ludhiana, was trekking from Brarimarg to Railpathri in a group of seven when, around midnight, high-altitude sickness gripped him, police said.
Arora "exhibited erratic behaviour, started running up and down, took cold water showers, and later jumped from the railing near Z-Morh, near a glacier," they said.
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Police, Mountain Rescue Teams (MRTs), and SDRF, NDRF, JKAP, CRP, VHGS, have been pressed into service to look for him. Drones have been deployed.
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