Three more Amarnath pilgrims dead due to natural causes

Three more Amarnath Yatra pilgrims have died due to naturalcauses while performing the pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine, taking thetotal toll to six, authorities said on Monday.

Police sources said Sunder Devi, 63, of Rajasthan died ofcardiac arrest at the Baltal base camp, while Ajay Malvia, 35, of MadhyaPradesh fell unconscious while moving to the camp and was declared dead at ahospital later.

   

Dimple Sharma, 52, of Punjab died of a massive heart attacknear the Cave shrine, the sources added.

Since it started on July 1, over 1.80 lakh pilgrims haveperformed the Yatra so far.

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