Karnal, Aug. 8 -- HT Correspondent

Two pilgrims returning from the Kanwar Yatra in Haridwar were mowed down by an unidentified speeding truck near Ghoran village on the Radaur-Kurukshetra road in Yamunanagar on Friday.

The deceased have been identified as Sachin Kumar, 21 and Ajay Kumar alias Kala, 21, both residents of Morpatti Mohalla in Narwana, Jind district.

According to the family, Sachin was the only brother to two sisters and supported his family with a private job while studying. He got married in February this year.

Meanwhile, Ajay was the younger of two brothers and was a farmer.

The young men walking home with Gangajal from the holy town in Uttrakhand were struck from behind by the truck during the intervening night of Th...