Assam: Lightning Strike Claims 2 Lives In Cachar, 1 Injured

Tragedy struck Cachar's Katigorah in Assam on Monday amid adverse weather conditions as a lightning strike resulted in the death of two, while injuring another person.

The incident reportedly occurred when they were out fishing by a lake. The lightning strike claimed the life of a sixth standard child and another youth.

The deceased were identified as Rohan Sanju, the sixth standard student and a resident of Gumra tea estate in Katigorah in the Cachar district of Assam, and Farindra Das, a resident of Bhaterchok village near the Indo-Bangladesh border.

Meanwhile, another child named Jaykumar Sanju was injured in the same incident and was rushed to a nearby hospital for immediate medical assistance.

Moreover, reports from the site claimed that the thunderstrom conditions left a trail of destruction with several livestock also reported to have been killed in the adverse weather. 

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