12 dead after lightning strikes Bengal's Malda, two others injured

At least 12 people lost their lives and two others got injured in lightning strikes at various places across West Bengal’s Malda district ahead of the onset of Monsoon on Thursday. Maldah and Murshidabad witnessed the seasonal storm of West Bengal called Kal Baishakhi in the afternoon today.

SP Malda Pradip Kumar Yadav has said, "12 persons lost their lives in the incident but the cause of the death will confirmed after post-mortem."

According to local sources, the deceased have been identified as



Chandan Sahni (40), Raj Mridha (16), Manojit Mandal (21), Asit Saha (19) and Sumitra Mandal (46), Pankaj Mandal (23), Nayan Roy (23), Priyanka Singh (20), Rana Sheikh (8), Atul Mandal (65) and Sabarul Sheikh (11).

Meanwhile, the district administration has announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of the deceased. "So far, 11 people have been killed due to lightning strikes. A number of injured people are being treated at various hospitals. Some of the injured are in critical condition," the government official said.