A morning walker (49) was killed on Wednesday morning after lightning struck him at ITI Ground here.
Sanjeev Yadav, a resident of Karasdev Nagar, went for a morning walk at the ITI Ground and when it started drizzling, he took shelter under a tree, Hiranagar Police Station in-charge inspector Basant Mishra said. After lightning struck him, he was rushed to a nearby hospital where the doctors pronounced him brought dead, he said. The body of the deceased has been sent for postmortem, police said, adding that detailed investigations were underway.