Three labourers were struck by lightning at Taradele village in Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district on Monday evening.
The dead, Puttappa (45), Ravi (30) and Madappa (55), were all residents of Toravalli village in Gundlupet taluk.
Took shelter under tree
They were daily wage labourers and were busy constructing a percolation pit at Taradele, when it began raining in the evening.
The trio took shelter under a tree, when they were struck by lightning. Anxious family members began a search for them when they did not return home in the evening, and found their bodies in the field.