Amarnath pilgrim dies in south Kashmir, death toll climbs to 48

A 60-year-old pilgrim from Madhya Pradesh died on his way back from the Amarnath shrine, taking the death toll in the ongoing annual yatra to 48, officials said today.

Romeshwar Patidar died at Pissu Top, on his way back from the cave to Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam last evening, a police official said.

He said the cause of Patidar’s death is being ascertained.

With this, the death toll of pilgrims due to natural causes this year has risen to 20.

While eight pilgrims were killed in an attack on a bus of yatris on 10 July, 20 other pilgrims have died in various road accidents.