3 more Amarnath pilgrims die; toll 30 since June 11

Srinagar, July 13 (UNI) Three more Amarnath devotees have died since last evening, taking the toll so far to 30 since the commencement of the two-month-long pilgrimage on June 11, official sources said today.

They said Vinod Kumar, a resident of Mumbai, died at holy cave this afternoon.

A 41-year-old Deshmant Bhai, a resident of Gujarat, died at Sheshnag enroute the holy cave shrine of Amarnath from traditional Pahalgam track this morning.

Sources said another pilgrim, 60-year-old Patil Daya Bhai, a resident of Gujarat, died at the Sri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital here last evening.

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