Two devotees die of heart attack in Jharkhand

Ranchi Feb 24 (IANS) Two devotees died of heart attack in Jharkhand s Deoghar district on Friday after offering prayers at the famous Baba Baidyanath Shiva temple on the occasion of Mahashivaratri police said.

According to police Chandrachur Prasad Gupta 58 a resident of Begusarai district of Bihar fell down near the exit gate of the temple after offering prayers. He was rushed to a local hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.

The second person Tarkeshwar Giri 42 a resident of Samastipur district of Bihar suffered a heart attack while on way to his hotel along with family members after offering prayers.

He was taken to the Sadar Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Over a lakh devotees from different parts of the country offered prayers on Friday at the Shiva temple of Deoghar on Mahashivaratri.

--IANS
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