As many as three people died due to lightning in Jadamunda village under Loisingha block on Wednesday evening.
The deceased were identified as Prashant Thandi, Chandan Jhankar and Kahnu Munda of Jadamunda village. Chandan was a minor while the other two were between 20 and 25 years old.
They had gone to a nearby village pond to take bath when there was sudden rainfall and they took shelter under a tree when the lightning struck them.
Local villagers and other people rushed them to the Loisingha CHC, where the doctor declared them brought dead.