Lightning kills two

Two persons were today killed in lightning strikes during a storm and rain in Bardhaman district.

Pankaj Saha (65) was killed when a lightining struck a field where he was attending his cows in Khadoghosh area. He was taken to a nearby hospital where doctors said "brought dead", SP SMH Mirza said.

In a similar incident, one Subhas Barui (48) was killed at Kamarpara, Mirza said.