Three pilgrims die in Ajmer durgah sharif by fasting

Three members of an Allahabad-based family, who were reportedly fasting seeking favour and blessings from Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chisti, died in the durgah sharif in Ajmer this afternoon. Ten of their kins were being treated at hospital there, Police sources said. The family of one Mohammad Mustaq Sheikh(52) of Marethi village in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh are regular visitors and staying at the durgah for fulfillment of their wishes for past some days, the police said.
The family which reportedly engaged in treatment of people through occult methods, were said to be on fast for some days for attainment of their "mannat"(wish) for some powers to boost their practice.