In two separate incidents, lightning claimed two lives under Barmasia Police Outpost while one pet animal electrocuted under Paterwar police station in Bokaro district.
Sambhu gope (35), a resident of Gamahria village and Kapoora Rajwar (40) resident of Bhaiya Tola under Barmasia police outpost died after lightning struck them, police said.
At that time of the incident, duos were working in the field.
With the help of locals, duos rushed to the hospital where doctors declared them brought dead.
later BDO Pramod Ram along with other officials rushed to the victim’s houses where officials assured to their next kin of the deceased for compensation within next 24 hours from disaster relief fund.
Notably, every year lightning claims 50 to 60 lives in Jharkhand.
Meanwhile in another incident in Sadmakala village under Paterwar police station a pet animal died after electrocution.
According to an eyewitness, an Ox belongs to Anand Rajwar was grazing in the field suddenly he came in contact with a live electric wire and died on the spot.
The village head Pankaj Sinha assured the farmer for all sorts of help at earliest.