Two Lankans die in India
Two Sri Lankan pilgrims died while trekking in the hills in Bihar’s
Gaya and Nalanda districts yesterday, official sources said.
Widanapathirananawati, 61, collapsed and died when she was trekking
in Ghumgeshwari hill in Gaya district, sources said. Another Sri Lankan
pilgrim, also died following breathlessness while trekking in the
Gidhkut hill at Rajgirh in adjoining Nalanda district, the police said.
The bodies were brought to Indian Mahabodhi Society. The district
authorities have approached Sri Lankan High Commission and their
relatives to take back the bodies. They were part of 50-member team of
Sri Lankan pilgrims touring Buddhist centres in India.
India report |