Kolkata, May 16 -- Lightning struck three people to death and injured at least four others in West Bengal's Nadia and Jalpaiguri districts even as intensifying heat conditions threw normal life almost out of gear as people preferred to remain indoors during the day to avoid the scorching sun, official sources said on Friday.
Nadia district administrative town Santipur witnessed the death of two people and critically burn injuries of another after lightning struck them at Sutragarh Block No 10 on Thursday evening.
The deceased were identified as Babai Ghosh and Kashi Ghosh. The wounded Pagla Sadhukhan was admitted to the Santipur State General Hospital with multiple burns. The trio were struck by the lightning after they took shelter unde...