One person was killed and another sustained severe burn injuries when lightning struck them at Khardaha village under Vijaypur police station in Gopalganj district.
ASP Anil Kumar said the deceased was identified as Sudarshan Gaur (30), while Shadiq Ansari (28) is the injured person.
"The incident occurred when Gaur and Ansari were tilling their fields while it was raining," said Kumar.
Ansari was admitted to hospital while the body of Gaur was sent for postmortem.
