Couple struck by lightning in West Bengal

A couple working in a field died on Sunday after being struck by lightning at a village under Haringhata in Nadia district.

A couple working in a field died on Sunday after being struck by lightning at a village under Haringhata in Nadia district.

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Police said Mosharraf Khan (28) and his wife Sofia Bibi (24), both agricultural labourers, were working in the field at Athbiharia village when they were struck by a lightning bolt. The couple is survived by a 4-year-old boy, police said.