Farmer killed in lightning strike in Muzaffarnagar

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Muzaffarnagar (UP):

A farmer and his bull were killed in a lightning strike in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district on Saturday, police said.

Sachin Kumar (35) was working in his agricultural field in Bhuma village of Miranpur area when the lightning struck, Jansath Sub-Divisional Magistrate Kuldeep Nayer told PTI.

He said a revenue official has been sent to the village for detail information about loss of life in the lightning strike.