Vaishno Devi Shrine Board refutes Reports of pilgrims being stranded

New Delhi: Reports that are doing round on social media about pilgrims being stranded at the Vaishno Devi temple are not true. These reports are false and have been refuted by the Vaishno Devi Shrine board.

The board clarified that no devotee is currently stranded in Katra or at the Vaishno Devi shrine. According to the CEO, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Ramesh Kumar Jangid, the pilgrimage was suspended on March 18, several days before the 21-day lockdown was imposed in the country.

Social media messages claiming that 400 devotees are stranded at the #VaishnoDevi or Katra is false. #PIBFactcheck: It is clarified that Yatra stopped on 18th March, much before the lockdown:

CEO of the shrine board has already clarified the same to the media pic.twitter.com/9zxNXS2dXO

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) April 1, 2020