Keonjhar: Two minors including a girl child were killed in lightning strikes in two separate incidents in Keonjhar district today.
According to reports, a 10-year-old girl of Banachakulia village under Ghatagaon police limits in Keonjhar district was killed in a lightning strike today.
The deceased identified as Bebina Munda collapsed outside her house after lightning struck her while it was raining in the afternoon today. She was rushed to the Community Health Centre(CHC) at Ghatagaon where attending doctors declared her dead.
Similarly, in a separate incident, a 7-year-old boy died in a lightning strike at Panasdiha village under Anandapur police limits of the district today. The deceased has been identified as Susant Gagrai.
In both incidents, police seized the bodies for conducting autopsies.
