Lightning strikes farmer while talking on phone; dies
Lakhimpurkheri (UP): A farmer lost his life after lightning struck him when he was talking on a mobile phone in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri, media reports said.
Shreepal (50) had gone to his farmland to do some work. He was talking on the phone, when lightning struck him, after which he collapsed, India Today reported.
His family rushed to the spot and brought the body home.
Afterwards, the police arrived at the residence of the deceased individual and took the body for postmortem examination.
Officials from the revenue department also visited the family and provided assurances of financial support.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
Related Articles
Who will become Bihar's next CM? Speculation rife as BJP weighs Nitish Kumar’s successor
Patna is abuzz with speculation over who will succeed Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister, following the 10-time incumbent’s nomination for the Rajya Sabha election on Thursday.
Rajasthan farmer's daughter Anita Deora cracks UPSC exam with 644th rank
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday declared the results of the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2025, recommending 958 candidates for top administrative posts, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and Indian Police Service (IPS).
India allowed Iranian naval vessel to dock in Kochi days before US submarine sank IRIS Dena: Report
A day after India launched a search-and-rescue operation following a US submarine attack on an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, government sources have confirmed that India permitted another Iranian vessel to dock in Kochi, NDTV reported.
Middle East crisis: Abnormality is becoming the new normal, says Rajnath Singh
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday described the current situation in the Middle East as “quite unusual”, warning that the abnormality in the global scenario is gradually becoming the “new normal”.
Latest News
Who will become Bihar's next CM? Speculation rife as BJP weighs Nitish Kumar’s successor
Rajasthan farmer's daughter Anita Deora cracks UPSC exam with 644th rank
India allowed Iranian naval vessel to dock in Kochi days before US submarine sank IRIS Dena: Report
Promising doctor from Tripura killed in road mishap in Haryana on Holi night
