Three persons, including two women, were killed and two others injured when lightning struck them in Purnea district, an official said.
Lightning struck at four different places under Dhamdaha sub-division area of the district at around 3.30 pm, the Circle Officer of Dhamdaha, Amar Kumar Rai, said.
All the injured were treated at the Dhamdaha Sub-Divisional hospital, he said.
The family members of the deceased would be given ex-gratia as per norms, he added.
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