Two devotees die of heart attack in Jharkhand

Ranchi: 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.