In the first incident yesterday Jankibai Dhakar, 50, and Pushpabai Dhakar, 48, residents of Malanwasa and Barkheda villages in Sarola area, were killed, officials at Jhalawar police control room told PTI.
Lightning struck when the two were working in a field yesterday amidst the rains, they said.
Seven women - Rekha, Dropadibai Dhakar, Kantibai Dhakar, Hemlata Dhakar, Geetabai Dhakar, Sitabai Dhakar, and Dwarkabai Dhakar received burn injuries in the incident, police said.
The three were working in a field when it started raining and they took shelter under a tree, police said adding that they were struck by lightning there.
The bodies have been handed over to family members of the deceased following the post-mortem last evening, they said adding that the eight persons injured in the incidents are undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
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