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One Amarnath Yatra pilgrim from Nepal died after falling ill in Banihal while returning from the cave shrine, officials said.

 

The pilgrim, identified as Krishan Thakur, a resident of Mohatri in Kathmandu, became unconscious near the Navyuga Tunnel in Banihal while returning through the Baltal route, they said. He was then taken to the nearby hospital at the Lambar Yatra Ground before being referred to the Sub-District Hospital (SDH), Banihal. Later, he was shifted to Government Medical College (GMC) in Anantnag where he died on Thursday, officials said.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, four registered Amarnath Yatra pilgrims sustained minor injuries after the taxi carrying them to the Baltal base camp met with an accident in Banihal, officials said.

 

The injured were identified as Varesh Yadav (44) and Usha Devi (55), both residents of Faridabad, Haryana, and Natasha Sharma (28) and Neharka (20), both residents of Uttarakhand.

 

All the injured were then taken to a nearby hospital by the police, where they received first aid. Their condition is stated to be stable, and they are under observation. Police have initiated an investigation into the cause of the accident, officials added.

 

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