Pilgrim found hanging from tree near Vaishno Devi

Press Trust of India  |  Jammu 

A 23-year-old pilgrim from was found hanging from a tree near Mata shrine in district in and Kashmir with police suspecting suicide.

Body of Vijay Kumar, a resident of Panipat who had come to pay obeisance at the shrine, was found hanging from a tree with a rope at Parana Dhrod near Ban Ganga, 100 meters from the main track to the shrine last evening, a said.

He said the body was noticed by a pilgrim who informed police.

Preliminary inquiry suggested that the deceased had committed suicide, the said.

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First Published: Mon, May 21 2018. 14:20 IST