2 killed, 2 hurt in separate lightning strike incidents in Haridwar's Laksar
Devi, a resident of Muktarbad village and works as a daily wager, was weeding a sugarcane field in Hussainpur village with two others when the weather suddenly turned around 8.30 am. As it began to rain, the three took shelter under a mango tree. Soon a lightning strike fell near Devi, killing her on the spot. Her two companions, who were on the other side of the tree, sustained burns but survived. They were admitted to a local hospital and are now out of danger.
Bholi's body was sent for postmortem.
Shahbaz, from Jainpur Khurd village, was also working in his field when he was struck by lightning. His family rushed him to hospital, but he died on the way. They declined a postmortem and informed officials that they did not wish to pursue any official proceedings.
"In cases of death due to lightning, an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh is provided to the victim's family under the Disaster Relief Fund. Since only Devi's postmortem was conducted, her family alone will receive this compensation," said SDM Laksar Saurabh Aswal.
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