Four persons including were killed on Thursday and two others injured when lightning struck them following heavy rains in Durg district of Chhattisgarh, police said.
The incident took place at Gugsidih village in Uttai police limits when the farm labourers including three women were ploughing an agricultural field, district Superintendent of Police Manish Sharma told PTI.
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The deceased have been identified as Lalta Prasad, Jayanti Bai, Duganthin Bai and Bharti, police said.
The injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital, they added.
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