Toll due to lightning strikes in Raj climbs to 9

Three more persons including two women were killed after being struck by lightning in separate incidents in Rajasthan, taking the toll to 9 in the state.
Taijabai Bagri (40), a resident of Saimle village of Jhalawar district was killed last evening after being struck by lighting while she was working in the field, police said.
In a separate incident, Sugnabai Bheel, a resident of Khajuri village, was killed after she was struck by lighting.
The minor was rushed to a government hospital in Jhalawar but doctors declared her as brought dead, police said, adding the bodies of the deceased were handed over to family members after postmortem.

Harnavdashahaji, Chipabarode and Chhabra areas of Baran district witnessed light to moderately heavy showers with thunders and sky lighting yesterday afternoon.
Five women labourers, Chandabai, Seema, Manbhar, Santosh and Balchandibai, were killed after they were struck by lightning while working in the fields at three different places in Balapura, Harnavdashashaji and Deegod-Jagir area, ASI of Harnavdashahaji Police Station, Mohanchand, said.

Five other women, Badambai, Chamoli, Sunita, Mangibai and Kailashbai, also working in the fields, sustained severe burn injuries, he said, adding they were rushed to the government hospital in Aklera where they are undergoing treatment.
The bodies of the deceased have been handed over to the family members after postmortem, he said.

The deceased and injured women were mostly from Raiger and Bheel community, he said.
In a separate incident, a woman was killed after a lightning bolt hit her while working in the field in Kakarwa village.
The body was handed over to the family members after postmortem, SHO Chhabra PS, Vijay Shankar Sharma.
In Shahbad area, farmer Ram Singh was killed after being struck by lightning, police said.