Five killed in lightning strikes in Jharkhand

According to Dumka Sub-Divisional Officer Maheshwar Mahato, five people died and one injured after being struck by lightning in Jharkhand's Dumka and Giridih districts. In a separate incident in Dumka, Rafique Ansari, who was in his 30s, died during lightning strikes at Asna village in Shikaripara police station area.

Dumka/Giridih: Five persons were killed and one injured after being struck by lightning in Jharkhand's Dumka and Giridih districts.

According to Dumka Sub-Divisional Officer Maheshwar Mahato, lightning struck 30-year-old Somlal Besra and 20- year-old Rajiv Hansda when they were having snacks at a roadside eatery at Makrampur in Masalia police station area.

"Both of them died on the spot," Mahato said.

"Shop owner Bablu Das (27) was admitted to a health centre with burn injuries," he said.

"In a separate incident in Dumka, Rafique Ansari, who was in his 30s, died during lightning strikes at Asna village in Shikaripara police station area," the SDO said.

"In Giridih district, 12-year-old Nitesh Pandit and 35 -year-old farmer Ramesh Rai were also fatally struck by lightning during the day," police sources said.

(PTI REPORT)