Nuapada, Sept 11: A lightning strike in Dorkamunda village of Nuapada district resulted in the death of a man and left a woman critically injured on Thursday morning.

The deceased has been identified as Parshuram Satnami, 40. Parshuram and his relative, Lobh Satnami, 45, had gone to work on Parshuram’s farmland when a sudden thunderstorm forced them to take shelter under a tree.

Both were struck by lightning during the storm. Locals rushed them to Khadiyal Sub-health Center, where Parshuram was declared dead by doctors. Lobh’s condition worsened, prompting her transfer to Nuapada District Headquarters Hospital for advanced treatment.

The police confirmed that after completion of the postmortem, Parshuram’s body will be handed over to his family.