Volunteer on Amarnath yatra dies of cardiac arrest

July 01, 2018 15:22

A volunteer, working at a community kitchen of Amarnath yatra, died due to cardiac arrest in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said.

Bano Bhai Ghadiya, 62, a 'sevadar' (volunteer) from Surat in Gujarat, died at the Nunwan base camp in the Pahalgam area, a police official said.

This is the second death in this year's Amarnath yatra which began on June 28.

A BSF assistant sub-inspector, posted on yatra duty at the Beetab Valley, died after complaining of chest pain on the first day of the yatra.

-- PTI

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