3 die in lightning strike in Bengal's Birbhum

Three people lost their lives in a lighting incident in Bengal's Birbhum district on Monday.

Three persons including a couple died on Monday as lightning struck them in West Bengal's Birbhum district, police said. They were working on an agricultural field in Santoshpur village under Nalhati police station. When it started raining, the three took shelter in an abandoned hut which was struck by lightning killing them.