Seven Die In Incidents Of Lightning Strikes, Drowning In Jharkhand's Bokaro

Seven people died in Jharkhand's Bokaro district on Tuesday. Five drowned in separate incidents: four family members in a pond in Gamharia and a boy in Barmasia.

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At least seven people died due to incidents of lightning strike and drowning in Jharkhand's Bokaro district on Tuesday, police said.

Five people drowned in two areas of the district, while two others were killed after being struck by lightning, they said.

Four members of a family, including a woman and her two daughters, drowned while bathing in a pond at Gamharia village in Chandankiyari area, said Kaushalendra Kumar, in-charge of the local police station.

The deceased were identified as Shanti Devi (35), Sakshi (15), Devni (9) and Jyotsna Devi (50).

The second incident happened at Barmasia village, where a boy drowned in a village pond, another police official said.

Meanwhile, two people were killed in a lightning strike in Simrabeda village under the Mahuatand police station area, Bermo Sub-Divisional Police Officer BN Singh said.

He said that the two were sitting at a place in the village when rain, coupled with thunderstorms, began.

"Both were struck by lightning. Their family members took them to Sadar Hospital in Ramgarh, where doctors declared them brought dead," Singh said.

The deceased were identified as Puhuram Manjhi (40) and Jitan Manjhi (55).

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