Guwahati, Aug 13 (IANS) At least five people, including three of a family, were killed Friday when lightning struck them in a field in Assam, police said.
A police spokesperson said the incident occurred at village Dudhnoi in Goalpara district, about 120 km west of here.
‘All the victims were working in a paddy field when lightning struck the area Friday afternoon,’ a police official said.
Three of the victims were from the same family – a father and two minor sons. ‘The bodies were charred,’ the official said.
Thundershowers lashed the area soon after the lightning strike.
