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The deceased’s father also said that Mansoor was supposed to leave for Bangalore on Friday. Therefore preparations were made to cut the paddy and bring it into the house. It is known that Mansoor cultivated 2 bigha.
The death toll has increased to 4 in the entire East Burdwan district since Thursday afternoon due to rain. 1 person was injured by lightning. Mansoor Ali Sheikh (35) died after being struck by lightning in Belenda village of Vatar on Thursday. According to Asghar Ali, father of the deceased, he was returning from the field with his son. After a while, he felt thunder. As he went forward, he saw that Mansoor fell down while coming back.’
The deceased’s father also said that Mansoor was supposed to leave for Bangalore on Friday. Therefore preparations were made to cut the paddy and bring it into the house. It is known that Mansoor cultivated 2 bigha. He was able to cut about 1 bigha of rice and bring it into the house. Meanwhile, Mansoor’s family cannot accept this incident at all.
On the other hand, one person was killed by lightning in the Kalna subdivision.Deceased Khokon Sheikh (40) was a resident of Kalinagar Paschimpara area of Kalna 1 block. Rasudev Roy (52), a resident of Torkona in Khandaghosh, died in Bajrapa on this day. According to the family of the deceased, Vasudev Babu was working on harvesting paddy in the field that day. At this time he was injured by lightning. When he was brought to Burdwan Medical College Hospital in a critical condition, the doctors declared him brought dead announced.
On the other hand, Mofuza Begum (35), a resident of New Gram of Burdwan police station, was seriously injured in the lightning strike on this day. He was also working on picking paddy from the field. He was seriously injured in the lightning strike. He was taken to Burdwan Medical College Hospital in a critical condition. Apal Lohar (41), a resident of Jahanpur village in Mangalkot, passed away.
According to the sources of the East Burdwan District Disaster Management Office, the news of the death of 4 people due to lightning has arrived in this district till this afternoon. One person was injured.
Although the rain brought some relief, the discomfort remained. Several people died due to lightning strikes in different districts. 4 people were killed by lightning in Vatar, Kalna, Khandaghosh and Mangalkot in East Burdwan. One person was injured. Altogether 15 people died in six districts of the state due to lightning.
Two persons were killed by lightning in Habra of North 24 Parganas. On the other hand, the canopies of several houses were blown away in various places including Garmohani in Jhargram by the strong wind. The walls of several houses collapsed. Crops are damaged. A woman was killed by lightning while returning home from the field.
