3 women killed in lightning strike in Chhattisgarh

Three women were killed after lightning struck them at a village in Chhattisgarh's Balod district, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place late Wednesday afternoon when the victims were working in a paddy field in Kisna village under Devri Bangla police station area, a police official said.

The three women took shelter under a tree after rainfall started. Lightning struck there suddenly, leaving them seriously injured, he said.

Some locals shifted the women to a community health centre in Devri where they were declared dead, the official said.

The deceased have been identified as Chameli Nishad, her daughter-in-law Kamin Nishad, and Bisantin Sahu, he said.

An accidental death report has been registered in this connection, the police added.

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