Four persons were killed in separate incidents in the past 72 hours. On Wednesday, Kunti Devi (40) was working in the fields in Sidhabara village when it started raining. She was struck by lightning when she took shelter under a tamarind tree. Two more women were also burnt and are reported to be serious.
At Sundaybazar on the same day, 14-year-old Sangita committed suicide at Pahari-Dhola. Gandhi Nagar Police Station officer in charge Manoj Kumar Tiwari said doors to her room were locked from inside and the schoolgirl was hanging by a scarf from the ceiling fan. Sangita’s distraught mother said, “I don’t know what provoked her. She had lunch before going to her room and gave no hint of her intentions.”
Wednesday also saw the death of one Vijay Toppo by electrocution at Sitala temple. He was connecting a sound system when he touched a live wire. locals are in a panic as most wires and electric poles there are ancient.
The next morning, Gandhinagar Police recovered the body of Anuj Kumar from a well in the same area. It was spotted by a youth, who called the police. Tiwari feels Anuj probably feel in while he was inebriated, and drowned. There were no marks of external injury.