PATNA: At least three people were killed in lightning strikes in Purnia, Khagaria and Saharsa districts in the last 24 hours, an official at the control room of the disaster management department in Patna said on Tuesday. Earlier, 17 people had died due to lightning on June 18 and 19.
In Khagaria, a farmer died on the spot when lightning struck him at Korilwara Bahiyar under Pasraha police station on Monday. The deceased was identified as Arun Pandit alias Kailash Pandit of Bandehra village under the same police station.
