Two persons, a woman, and a teenage girl died in lightning strikes in Jharkhand on Saturday, officials said.
The 13-year-old girl, a student of standard seven, died in Shadipur village of Dumka district on Saturday evening due to the lightning strike, sub-divisional officer Maheshwar Mahato said.
In the other incident, a 45-year-old woman lost her life at Dhaktidih village in East Singhbhum district where she was working in a paddy field, police said.
The woman was grievously injured in the lightning strike and rushed to a nearby community health center where doctors declared her brought dead.
Families of both victims will be given Rs four lakh each as compensation according to state government rules, officials said.
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(Inputs from PTI)
