Three persons including a woman and 52 goats were killed in a lightning strike in a villages in Chhattisgarh’s three separate districts on Sunday, police said.
Incidents of lightning strike occurred in Mungeli, Gariaband and Baloda bazar districts.
The deceased identified as Sukhdev Khande (23) died after a lightning strike hit him while he was removing weeds in his field in Thakurikapa village under Jarhagaon police station limits this morning, Mungeli Superintendent of Police Bhawna Gupta said.
A 40 year old woman Anita Sahu, resident of Rohasi village in the Palari police station limits was killed in lightning strike when she was sowing paddy in a field with her husband on Sunday afternoon, Balodabazar Senior Superintendent of Police Deepak Kumar Jha said.
The victim Chintamani Dhankar (22) from Sahaspur village in the Panduka police station along with 52 goats were killed after a lightning strike on them when they took shelter under a tree as it started to rain this morning, Gariaband Superintendent of Police JR Thakur said.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel expressed profound grief over the incident, an official statement said.
Baghel announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakhs each to the families of the victims, it said.