Pilgrim dies of heart attack in Uttarkashi

A 57-year-old pilgrim from Mumbai has died of a heart attack in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, police said.

Nilesh Devendra Seth, a resident of Santa Cruz area of Mumbai, was on a pilgrimage to the Yamunotri temple in the Garhwal Himalayas, a police officer said.

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Seth was staying at a hotel in Janki Chatti with his family and fainted there on Tuesday night, the officer said.

He was rushed to a community health centre in Barkot, where he was declared dead, the officer added.