Deoria (UP): Two people, including a priest, were killed and seven others injured in separate incidents of lightning in Deoria district on Sunday, police said.
Kotwali police station SHO Ved Prakash Sharma said that the incident occurred around 1.00 pm when it was raining heavily in the area.
Some people, including the temple priest, had taken shelter in the temple in Goplapur village under Kotwali police station when the lightning struck.
Sharma said, the lightning was so strong that it created a hole in the roof of the temple and people who had taken shelter got hit by it.
He said that temple priest Radheshyam Giri (50) died due to electric shock, while seven other people suffered serious burn injuries.
He is undergoing treatment at the medical college, the officer said.
In the second incident, Rajnath Kushwaha (40) was hit by lightning when he was sowing paddy in his field. He died on the spot.
District Magistrate Akhand Pratap Singh said that government assistance will be provided to the families of the deceased and the injured as per rules.
Kotwali police station SHO Ved Prakash Sharma said that the incident occurred around 1.00 pm when it was raining heavily in the area.
Some people, including the temple priest, had taken shelter in the temple in Goplapur village under Kotwali police station when the lightning struck.
Sharma said, the lightning was so strong that it created a hole in the roof of the temple and people who had taken shelter got hit by it.
He said that temple priest Radheshyam Giri (50) died due to electric shock, while seven other people suffered serious burn injuries.
He is undergoing treatment at the medical college, the officer said.
In the second incident, Rajnath Kushwaha (40) was hit by lightning when he was sowing paddy in his field. He died on the spot.
District Magistrate Akhand Pratap Singh said that government assistance will be provided to the families of the deceased and the injured as per rules.
