New Delhi, Nature wreaked havoc on people in Malda, West Bengal on Thursday. Incidents of lightning were reported at various places after the storm, in which 11 people are reported to have died so far. During this period, two other people also got injured. Two school students are also among the dead. Police said that two minors were also among the dead.

According to local sources, three of the 11 dead are from Sahapur area of Old Malda police station. The houses of the other two are in Adina of Gazole police station and Balupur of Ratua police station. The remaining houses are in Harishchandrapur and English Bazar Thanai areas. Police have made arrangements to bring the bodies to Malda Medical College mortuary for post-mortem. According to police and local sources, the names of the deceased are Chandan Sahni (40), Raj Mridha (16), Manojit Mandal (21), Asit Saha (19), Sumitra Mandal (46), Pankaj Mandal (23). Nayan Roy (23), Priyanka Singh Roy (20), Rana Shaikh (8), Atul Mandal (65) and Sabrul Shaikh (11).

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The house of the first three deceased is in Sahapur area of Old Malda police station. The homes of the other two are Adina of Gazole police station and Balupur of Ratua police station. Apart from this, a couple named Nayan Roy and Priyanka Roy of Harishchandrapur died due to lightning while cultivating jute on their land. Two minors aged 8 and 11 years are also included in the dead. His house is in Hadatola area of Manikchak police station. The houses of other deceased are in Angrejbazar and Manikchak police station area. Fatema Bibi (35) and Dulu Mandal (45) were injured due to lightning. His house is in Budhiya area of Angrejbazar police station. According to police and local sources, both the deceased Asit Saha and Raj Mridha were students of class 10th and 11th.

11th class student lost his life

Sanjeev Mandal, grandfather of deceased Manojit Mandal of Sahapur area of Old Maldar, told that on Thursday afternoon, three people including his brother were working in the paddy field of Bhatra area. They take shelter under a tree from the rain. Three people including his brother died on the spot due to lightning during the storm. On the other hand, Asit Sahar, a student of class 11, got hit by lightning while returning home from the mango orchard in Adina area of Gazole. On the other hand, Sumitra Mandal, a housewife from Balupur area of Ratua police station area, died due to lightning while harvesting paddy in the same field. The police made arrangements to bring his body to the Malda Medical College mortuary for post-mortem.