Tragic Lightning Strike Claims Three Lives, Injures Four in Rajasthan's Bundi

Three men died and four were injured by lightning while sheltering under a tree from rain in Kota, Rajasthan. The seven, from the Bheel community, were struck near Dabi Police Station jurisdiction. The victims were identified as Chatra Bheel, Deva Bheel, and Sohan Bheel. The injured are undergoing treatment at a hospital.

Three men were killed by lightning on Friday when they were sheltering under a tree to protect them from rain, police here said.

Four more people who were with them and were also struck by lightning are undergoing treatment at a hospital.

The victims were identified as Chatra Bheel, 40, Deva Bheel, 60, and Sohan Bheel, 50, all residents of Bhainsrorgarh of Chittor district.

The seven were standing under a tree in the Gurjar Ghata area of Dabi Police Station jurisdiction when they were struck by lightning at around 3 pm, Deputy Superintendent of Police Tarunkant Somani said.

The seven men, all belonging to the Bheel community, had come to the Dabi area to seek labourer's work.

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