Nepal, April 9 -- A 54-year-old man, Dudh Kumar Lawati, died on the spot after being struck by lightning in Gauradaha Municipality-5, Balubathan, Jhapa, on Wednesday.

The incident occurred while Lawati was having a meal at his home, as reported by Deputy Superintendent of Police Khagendra Bahadur Khadka from the District Police Office.

Lawati, originally from Miklajung-3, Arubhote, in Panchthar, had been residing in Jhapa and working as a tenant on the farm of Gomanath Chemjung.

The police have sent the body to Damak Hospital for post-mortem after completing the necessary legal procedures.

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