Five killed, one injured due to lightning in Madhya Pradesh

Panna / Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 6 : At least five persons were killed and one sustained injuries after lightning hit two different districts in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday.

Three persons were killed and one was injured near Durgapur village in Panna district, while two persons died in Ramnagar village in Tikamgarh district.

Panna Superintendent of Police (SP) Dharmraj Meena said, "Three persons died due to lightning and one sustained injuries near Durgapur village under Dharampur police station in the district. On getting the information about the incident, our team reached the spot and sent the bodies for the post-mortem."

According to Dharampur Police Station in charge, Krishna Kumar Mawai, those who died were identified as Lallu Ahirwar (40), a resident of Durgapur village Lalbabu Vishwakarma (35) a resident of Nathu Purva area and Abid Khan (40), a resident of Madhavganj. Besides, the one who has sustained injury has been identified as Navneet Patel and has been admitted in the hospital.

On the other hand in the second incident that occurred in Tikamgarh district, Palera police station in charge, Nasir Farooqi said, "Two farmers died due to lightning in Ramnagar village. There was heavy rainfall prevailing in the area on Thursday afternoon, as a result of which farmers Pyarelal and Desh Raj stood under a tree to avoid rain. In the meantime, lightning hit them and both of them died."