Keonjhar, July 16: In a tragic incident, two women from Binjabahal village under Telkoi police limits in Keonjhar district lost their lives after being struck by lightning.
The deceased have been identified as Rukmini Nayak (mother-in-law) and Labani Nayak (daughter-in-law). According to local sources, the incident occurred while the two women were working in the fields when a sudden lightning strike fatally hit them.
The untimely deaths have cast a pall of grief over the bereaved family and the entire village, with residents mourning the loss of the two women.