Baripada: At least two persons, including a woman, died in a lightning strike at a village in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Monday, police said.
The incident took place at Kashipal village under Baripada Sadar police station when the two were returning home during rain and thunderstorm.
They were taken to Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital in Rangamatiya in an ambulance, where the doctors declared them brought dead, said Sasmita Mahanath, the Inspector -in-Charge of Baripada Sadar police station.
The deceased persons were identified as Katul Hansda (48) and Phulmani Hansda (40). Police have registered a case of unnatural death, the IIC said.
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