Three Children Killed In Lightning Strike In Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot District

The incident took place when the children had gone to the jungle to graze their goats, the police said.

Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh:

Three children were killed on Sunday after being struck by lightning in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district, police said.

The incident took place when the children had gone to the jungle to graze their goats, they said.

Superintendent of Police Ankit Mittal said the children, Nanbabu Nishad (12), Gudda Nishad (13) and Radha Devi (8) were struck by lightning around 2 pm.

A man, identified as Dharmendra alias Suraj, was injured while seven goats also died in the incident, the police said.

Ankit Mittal said the bodies of the children have been sent for autopsy.