Banda (UP): Three people were killed by lightning while harvesting crops in a field in Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand region on Tuesday evening, officials said.
According to the police, the dead include two women and one man.
Lalitpur Additional Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar said that the incident took place around Chaighra village at around 4 pm.
"Some farmers were harvesting crops when lightning struck them during heavy rain. This resulted in the instant death of Jashoda Sahu (48), Rajkumari Sahu (35) and Rajesh Sahu (38)," Kumar said.
He said that Rajesh Sahu's wife Seema Sahu (35) was also seriously injured and has been admitted to the government hospital.
The additional SP said the bodies have been sent for post-mortem and revenue officials have been informed about the incident to facilitate the process of providing financial assistance from the disaster relief fund to the affected families.
According to the police, the dead include two women and one man.
Lalitpur Additional Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar said that the incident took place around Chaighra village at around 4 pm.
"Some farmers were harvesting crops when lightning struck them during heavy rain. This resulted in the instant death of Jashoda Sahu (48), Rajkumari Sahu (35) and Rajesh Sahu (38)," Kumar said.
He said that Rajesh Sahu's wife Seema Sahu (35) was also seriously injured and has been admitted to the government hospital.
The additional SP said the bodies have been sent for post-mortem and revenue officials have been informed about the incident to facilitate the process of providing financial assistance from the disaster relief fund to the affected families.
