Srinagar, July 17 -- A lady pilgrim from Rajasthan died due to a shooting stone incident along the Amarnath Yatra route in Ganderbal district, officials said.
The incident occurred yesterday along the Baltal axis, in one of the two routes leading to the Amarnath shrine in South Kashmir.
The slain lady has been identified as 52-year- old Sona, a resident of Rajasthan.
"The lady yatri died due to the shooting stone incident along the yatra route," a senior police officer said.
The Amarnath Yatra Yatra has been suspended for today from both twin base camps of Pahalgam in Anantnag and Baltal Ganderbal districts.
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