Two killed in lighting strike in Koraput

Koraput: At least two people were killed in a lighting strike in Kaipadar and Dumuripadar village under Lakshmipur block of Koraput district, Odisha.

According to sources, one of the deceased has been identified as a resident of the Dumuripadar village while the other one is a hawker, who is a resident of Kolkata.

Both of them reportedly died after lighting struck them while they were sleeping under a mango tree in the village.