Dubai: One more Indian died in the stampede at the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, taking the total number of the country's nationals killed to four, an official said today (Feb 2, 2004).

Abdul Rehman, son of Abdul Raheem, (Passport No. 44821) was the latest casualty from India in the tragedy that killed 244 people, Indian Consul General Syed Akbaruddin said.

Rehman, 70, hailed from Tonk in Rajasthan.

Another victim Mohammed Mohiuddin from Malda, West Bengal (passport number 39503), who was caught in the stampede, died later of a heart attack, Akbaruddin said quoting the victim's wife.

The other two Indians killed were identified as Mohammed Ali, son of Ahmed Kutty, 40, from Kozhikode (passport number 22889) and Gulam Mohamed Mir son of Mohamed Abdulla Mir,40, from Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir (passport number 53546).

Akbaruddin said the Indian mission was waiting for details from Saudi authorities to find out how many more of the 244 officially declared dead following the stampede were Indians.

As many as 244 pilgrims died and 244 injured as a result of a heavy stampede while throwing stones at the great Aqaba in Mina yesterday (Feb 1, 2004), the Minister of Hajj Iyad bin Amin Madani announced at Mina.

Of the 1.89 million Haj pilgrims this year, about 1.2 lakh or approximately one out of every 20 pilgrims is from India, most of who have gone through Central Haj committee.