Three killed in lightning strike in MP

Three people were killed when lightning struck them at a village near here, the police said today.

The victims, Chandra Singh (30), Narendra Singh (19) and Bujram Singh (35), had taken refugee in a hut following rains and inclement weather when the thunderbolt hit them last evening, Karan Pathar police station in-charge Arvind Sahu said.

The victims had taken their cattle for grazing the forest area when the incident occurred, he added.