Janjgir Champa. An 11-year-old boy died and two others were injured after being struck by lightning in Chhattisgarh’s Janjgir-Champa district on Sunday, a police official said. An official of the City Kotwali police station said the incident took place at 3 pm in Sukali village when 22 people were picnicking near a pond.
The official said, “After the rain started, they hid under a tree. Seven youths and two children were injured when lightning struck the spot. Of them, Chandrahas Darvesh was declared dead when taken to a nearby hospital while the others are undergoing treatment and their condition is stable.”