4 killed, 3 injured in lightning strikes

Four persons were killed while three others injured when lightning struck them at different parts of Bhagalpur district today.
Kahalgaon Sub-Divisional Officer Arunabh Chandra Verma said the victims were working in their farm and orchards in different police station areas of the district this morning when they were struck by thunder bolt as the district was lashed by a squall.
The deceased have been identified as Ajit Uraon (10) of Malkhanpur village under Shivnarayanpur police station area, Munna Modi (38) and Barun Modi (40) of Khanpur village under Pirpainty police station area and Mohammad Shamsher Khan (28) of Ukgara village under Budhuchak police station area of the district.

The four injured were Surya Uraon (13), Rohit Uraon (12) and Manisha Kumari (13), all residents of Malkhanpur village, the SDO said adding that they were being treated at a private clinic while the bodies have been sent to Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Bhagalpur for post-mortem.
Verma said that each of the family of the deceased would get Rs 4 lakh as compensation from Disaster Management Fund.