Khurda: One person was killed while two others were critically injured in a lightning strike in Khorda’s Chilika on Sunday.
The deceased has been identified as Narayan Behera, a fisherman hailing from Chilika’s Sana-Nairi village.
According to reports, the incident took place while Behera had gone to Chilika Lake to catch fish when a bolt of lightning struck him killing him on the spot.
Meanwhile, two other fishermen were grievously injured by a lightning strike when they were at the Nairi Pentha in Chilika.
The injured persons were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
