Balrampur: A 62-year-old woman and her son were killed after they were struck by lightning at a village in Chhattisgarh’s Balrampur district, police said on Friday.
The incident took place on Thursday evening when the victims, identified as Dhanbasiya and her son Himachal (27), were working at a paddy field in Shardapur village under Trikunda police station limits block, an official said.
Locals took them to the community health centre in Wadrafnagar where doctors declared the mother-son duo dead, the police official said.
Deaths by lightning strikes are frequently reported during monsoon from the state’s Surguja division, comprising six districts, including Balrampur.
Published 02 August 2024, 09:31 IST