Lightning kills goatherd near Sholinghur town in Ranipet
The Hindu
52-year-old goatherd killed by lightning while seeking shelter under mango tree in Thalikkal village near Sholinghur town.
A 52-year-old goatherd was killed after being struck by lightning at Thalikkal village near Sholinghur town in Ranipet on Tuesday.
Police said that N. Deviki, 52, took her five goats for grazing in her three hectare farmland in the village. Around 12.30 p.m it started raining heavily and she rounded up the goats to seek shelter under a mango tree in the fild. However, all of sudden, the tree was struck by lightning.
Deviki died on the spot whereas all goats escaped unhurt. Immediately, farmers and other residents rushed her to the Government Taluk Hospital in Sholinghur town where doctors declared that she had been brought dead. A case was registered by Kondapalayam police. Further investigation is on, police said.
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