Son dies, mother and sister undergoing treatment after being struck by lightning

DEUKHURI, Sept 25: A tragic lightning has claimed the life of a son while his mother and sister are undergoing treatment.

A house belonging to Nimkali Sahu, a resident of Khungkot, Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City-11 was struck by lightning on Tuesday in Dang.

Ramprasad Timalsina, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and Spokesperson for the District Police Office, said that the three-year-old Samir Sahu, who was injured in the lightning strike, died on Wednesday while receiving treatment at the hospital.

Police said that Nimkali Sahu, 42, and her six-year-old daughter Sabina Sahu were injured in the lightning strike, and both are undergoing treatment at the Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Ghorahi.