Farm worker killed by lightning at Pedayadara village
Devdiscourse News Desk | Machilipatnam | Updated: 14-10-2018 20:33 IST | Created: 14-10-2018 16:41 IST
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A 31-year-old farm worker allegedly died after being struck by lightning at Pedayadara village in Krishna district Sunday, a Revenue official said.
The incident occurred when B Jagapathi Rao, an agriculture labourer was returning home from the field, Machilipatnam Mandal Tahsildar K Srinivas said adding heavy rains lashed the village this afternoon.
A case has been registered, police said.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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