Nawada, Lightning struck four people simultaneously in Nawada, due to which three people died on the spot, while the fourth was severely burnt. The incident took place in Ekamba village of Jogiyamaran Panchayat of Rajauli police station area. The deceased have been identified as Vikram Kumar (17), son of Sikandar Rajvanshi, Monu Kumar (25), son of Sunil Rajvanshi and Indradev Rajvanshi (50), son of Kaman Rajvanshi. The injured youth has been identified as Suraj Kumar, son of Pramod Rajvanshi. All these people are said to be from Ekamba village of Rajauli police station area.
Took shelter of tree to avoid rain
Regarding the incident, the villagers told that all these people were working in the field in the village's wasteland. Suddenly it started raining. To avoid the rain, all these people hid under a nearby Mahua tree. Then suddenly lightning struck along with heavy rain and Vikram Kumar, Monu Kumar and Indradev Rajvanshi died on the spot. After three deaths at once, there is a mourning silence in the entire village. The relatives of the deceased are crying inconsolably. After the incident, the police sent the body to Nawada Sadar Hospital for postmortem. Rajauli Circle Officer Gufran Majhari said that compensation will be given to the families of all the deceased under disaster management. After Suraj Kumar was treated at Rajauli Sub-Divisional Hospital, he has been referred to Nawada for better treatment.