On Monday late evening three persons lost their lives and one got seriously injured in different places of two blocks of Hazaribagh district. The injured person has been admitted at Sadar Hospital for treatment by the villagers.
lightening followed with rain started in different areas of Hazaribagh yesterday late evening. In Katakamsandi block of the district three persons died due to lightening. Tetari Devi (65) of Chadwa village, Subhan Miyan (55) of Pasai village and Himanshu Kumar (13) of Rebar village died at the spot due to lightening.
Himanshu Kumar was hit by lightening when he was filtering water outside his house. He was living with his grandmother and father for studies. He was the student of fifth class.
Katkamsandi police reached on spot and sent all the three dead bodies for post mortem to Sadar Hospital on Tuesday. After the post mortem the dead bodies were handed over to their relatives.
In another incident Raju Prasad aged about 25 of Gangpacho village of Barkattha block of Hazaribagh was badly injured due to lightening. The village immediately admitted him in block hospital from where he was referred to Sadar Hospital Hazaribagh for better treatment.
Weather is looking in changed mood in Hazaribagh since last few days. From morning till noon it remains hot due to scorching sunlight but after that black clouds start covering the sky and by evening sometimes heavy and sometimes light rain has become a regular event here. Thundering followed by rain makes the climate pleasant but thundering has started taking lives once again in this district which is a matter of concern for all.