Two boys died Sunday in a lightning strike in Dongar village in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh, police said.
A bolt from the sky struck Sumit Giri (12) and Akshay Bharti (16) when they were standing under a tree to protect themselves from rain while grazing cattle, said Rampaili police station inspector K Shrivastava.
He said the deceased hailed from Shiv Nagar area.