A spell of monsoon rain turned fatal for two farmers in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. Lightning struck and killed two farmers on the spot in Pali village under the Bakswaha police station area. The two were in the middle of sowing kharif season seeds when the weather suddenly turned and heavy rain began, and while trying to save their seeds from the rain, they were struck by lightning. The tragedy has left the entire village in mourning.
Lightning strikes while farmers cover seeds with a tarpaulin
Four farmers from Pali village were sowing their kharif crop in the field when the weather suddenly changed and heavy rain began. Worried that the rain would spoil the seeds, Juggan Yadav and Raju Lodhi started laying out a tarpaulin sheet to cover them. At that very moment, lightning struck both of them directly, killing them on the spot. A fellow farmer who was present at the scene said the weather changed suddenly and heavy rain began, and just as they were trying to save the seeds, lightning struck and both farmers lost their lives within moments.
Bodies sent for postmortem, families devastated
Police and administrative officials reached the spot after being informed of the incident. Following the necessary legal procedure, the bodies of both farmers were sent for postmortem. The families of the deceased are in deep grief, and the entire village is in a state of mourning.
Another farmer had earlier died while grazing goats
This is not the first time lightning has claimed a farmer's life in the area. Earlier, farmer Bharat Singh Kushwaha, who was grazing goats in the Uldan police station area, was killed by a lightning strike. People present at the scene tried their best to save him. At the time of the incident, some other villagers were also working in the nearby fields. The moment lightning struck, they managed to run and save themselves, but Bharat Singh could not be saved and died on the spot.
