JHAPA, July 5: A teenager was killed and two others were injured when they were struck by lightning at Gauriganj Rural Municipality-6 on Wednesday morning.
Police identified the deceased as Bijaya Sardar, 15, of Khajurgachhi in the rural municipality. Khagendra Rijal, the spokesperson for the District Police Office Jhapa, said Sardar died on the spot after the lightning hit him while he was going to his fields to work.
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Sikandar Alam, 20, and Manijur Alam, 16, from Phulabari, India who live in Khajurgachhi were injured in the incident. They have been sent to Medimax Hospital at Gauradaha for treatment, Spokesperson Rijal said.
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