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Himachal Suspends Manimahesh Yatra After Three Pilgrims Die

Officials cite relentless rain, with early findings pointing to low-oxygen illness as teams retrieve bodies on blocked routes.

Heavy rain lashes Kullu on Monday. Torrential rains that lashed the state have thrown life out of gear in Himachal. The met department has predicted light rain at few places with moderate rain at many places and one or two intense spells at isolated places likely in Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Una, Bilaspur and Hamirpur. (Aqil Khan /HT)
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  • The deceased were identified as Aman Kumar, 18, and Rohit, 19, from Pathankot, and Anmol Sharma, 26, from Gurdaspur, who collapsed near Kamal Kund–Gaurikund, on the Kugti track and at Dhanchho.
  • The bodies were moved to Bharmour Civil Hospital for postmortem, and the deputy commissioner said final causes will be determined after examination.
  • A preliminary probe indicates death due to shortness of breath linked to oxygen shortage, though officials are still verifying the victims’ medical histories.
  • District authorities halted the pilgrimage until further orders as landslides severed the Bharmour–Chamba road, with NDRF and Mountaineering Training Institute teams deployed for recovery.
  • Heavy rain triggered widespread closures with hundreds of roads blocked — including NH‑3, NH‑154 and NH‑305 — schools shut across several districts, an IMD red alert for Chamba, and SEOC figures listing 155 rain-related deaths and Rs 2,348 crore in losses since June 20.