Lightning strikes claim two lives, two injured in Jharkhand

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Jharkhand:  Two killed and two injured in Jharkhand lightning strikes on Sunday.

One of the deceased was a 3-year-old girl.

As per reports, Roshan shrivastava (32), a forest guard, was killed after lightning struck him.

He was with his two colleagues at the time of incident, and had come to inspect the building of a watchtower near Kala Mahadev, in the Sonahatu police station area of Ranchi.

The trio was admitted to the Sonahatu community health centre.

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Later, the three were referred to the RIMS hospital in Ranchi.

However,  Shrivastava died during treatment.

Both his colleagues were also burnt but are stable and under medical supervision.

In a similar incident of Lohardaga district, three-year-old girl also fell prey to lightning when she was under a tree.

The girl was rushed to Kuru Community Health Centre, where doctors declared her dead.

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