One more Kashmiri haj pilgrim has reportedly died in the Hajj stampede.
The deceased has been identified as Shijhat Hussain S/O Muhammad Ayaz Malik R/O GurdalAloosa Bandipora
“Haj stampede – Saudi Arabia has released a further list. The Indian toll is now 74,” External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said.
Scores of Indians and from other nations are missing since the stampede at the annual Haj near the holy city of Mecca on September 24.
According to reports, tallies of the dead from foreign officials and media put the toll at 1,036.
It was the second major accident this year for pilgrims, after a construction crane collapsed on September 11 at Mecca’s Grand Mosque, killing over 100 people, including 11 Indians.