Nagpur: Two persons were killed and another injured in two lightning-related incidents in Saoner police station limits in Nagpur district on Friday evening as torrential rain, strong winds and thunderstorms lashed the region.In the first incident, 25-year-old Sahil Shah Abdul Sattar, a resident of Taj Nagar, Teka Naka in Nagpur, was struck by lightning while cutting branches from a tree at a relative’s house in Sarvodaya Nagar behind water tank in Saoner. He died on the spot.Minutes later, lightning struck a mango tree near MSEB office, causing it to fall onto Kaman garage. Three persons were trapped beneath the tree. Mustaq Sheikh Gulam Sheikh, 40, a resident of Chichpura near Shahi Masjid, died after being pinned under the tree. One person escaped unharmed while one Sachin Diyewar, 25, a resident of of Gadegaon, suffered hand fracture and was shifted to a Nagpur hospital.Police said the two deceased were first cousins. Separate accidental death cases have been registered and investigations are underway.
