Two men were killed and three others were injured when lightning struck them in Surajpur district in Chhattisgarh, police said on Tuesday.
The incident took place in Khajuri village when Nandlal Paikra (27) and Sanjay Yadav (25) of Toni village were returning home on Monday night when heavy rainfall started, Surajpur Superintendent of Police Ram Krishna Sahu said.
They took shelter at a shop below a tree where some other people were also standing, he said, adding that suddenly lightning struck. Paikra and Yadav died on the spot.
Three others including the shop owner suffered injuries and were shifted to a hospital.