Three persons were killed and a youth was injured on Tuesday evening after lightning struck them in different parts of the district, police said.
According to reports, a 32-year-old Dinesh Mahali was killed and another Vikram was injured after lightning struck them near Mahadewar village under the jurisdiction of Jaridih police station of Bokaro district, police said.
Another incident took place near Paramu village under Nawadih police station in Bokaro. A youth identified as Moti Singh had taken shelter under a tree during heavy rainfall and thunderstorm, a police officer said.
He was killed when lightning struck him, the officer said, adding that a woman who was passing through the area was also injured in the lightning struck. She was admitted to a local hospital, he said.
In an another incident, a 40-year-old man namely Budhan Yadav was killed after he was struck by lightning in Bagodar under the jurisdiction of same police station in the district on Wednesday, when he was standing near hotel, the police said.